(meteorobs) Unusual Activity in Southern Hemisphere?

belatrix belatrix at ozemail.com.au
Mon Jun 6 13:48:07 EDT 2005


News to me David!! I am a member of an amateur Aust/NZ forum and those 
guys are out observing a lot - no one mentioned a shower of bright 
meteors? I think they have must of misquoted him for a sensational 
angle on a single bright fireball - maybe it broke up as well? Although 
I keep hearing about bright fireballs a lot these recent weeks.
One of my friends that I have observed with for a lot of years from 
dark sky sites, and is meteor shower veteran now I think, saw one 
recently from the suburbs/hills that blew his socks of and his 
description was amazing - we compared it ones we have seen together, 
and it was the at least the second brightest/impressive he couId ever 
remember seeing  - was very cloudy and they werent thin clouds - pretty 
dense low clouds - at the time - he said he could see the big fireball 
in full details very clearly - as if there wasnt any clouds in the way! 
  and it lit up the ground intensly as well. will get full details of my 
friend soon.
Cheers
Kearn
Adelaide, Australia

On 07/06/2005, at 12:58 AM, David Entwistle wrote:

> Do we have any members who can comment from first-hand experience?
>
> Reported by NewsTalk ZB and NZ Herald.
>
> http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/newsdetail1.asp?storyID=74043
> http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10329343
>
> Spectacular meteor showers over NZ
> 6/06/2005 21:28:02
>
> Meteor showers are providing a glorious sight up and down the country
> tonight, and police have had calls from people mistakenly believing 
> they
> were seeing emergency flares.
>
> Spokesman for the Palmerston North Astronomical Society Noel Munford
> says events like this are typical at this time of year.
>
> He says they are caused by comets which have passed by, leaving debris
> in their wake.
>
> Noel Munford says it is nothing to be concerned about, and people 
> should
> get out and enjoy the spectacular sights.
>
>
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