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 Posted: Oct 09 07:13 Post subject: Meteor spectacular!! |
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Fabulously clear, still and transparent sky this morning, when I got up at 3am (don’t ask!) . . . . all the stars of Lepus clearly visible, even through double-glazing . . . . outside, and M44 immediately obvious to the naked eye, even without averted vision – Eridanus visible all the way down to about 2 degrees above the sea . . . . you get the picture!
Best of all: 4.08am – meteor appeared about 1 degree above Betelgeuse, at a mag comparable with Rigel – very slow moving, taking about 3 seconds to reach a point about 3 degrees above Epsilon Geminorum, leaving a wide trail of “sparks” and brightening steadily as it did so, to about mag -4, at which point it exploded (not sure if that’s the right technical term, but you know what I mean!), reaching around mag -7/8, and covering an area approximately one and a half times that of the Pleiades (resulting vapour trail – or whatever it’s called! – lasting 22 seconds).
 Whoa!
And only the second time I’ve seen anything like this (in 40 years!), so how happy am I this morning??
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Cosmic
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| Posted: Oct 09 10:09 Post subject: Meteor |
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Wow! Emma
I'm jealous you can see down to 2 degrees above horizon. I would have to lie flat on the ground to see that low and then I probably wouldn't see as low as you can.
The Meteor sounded spectacular. Video next time please! 
I have a very sore neck this morning so I hope I can blag upright finder
form shop where I purchased it.
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| Posted: Oct 13 15:37 Post subject: Meteor |
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Hi Emma
'Fraid not!
Next time take the video camera to bed (make sure the old man doesn't get too excited though )
Then you'll be ready for the next Bolide.
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I'll tell him you said that!! 
But since this is the first bolide I've seen since 1984, I think it'll be a long wait for the next one!
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