(meteorobs) A classic Perseid?

[Arlene Carol]

Hi Bruce..

definitely eastern horizon...it was not very low in the sky though...
at least 45 degrees above the horizon but more straight across
the sky than angled downward. does this have any relevance??

a.

On 8/8/07, bmccurdy at telusplanet.net <bmccurdy at telusplanet.net> wrote:
>
>
>    Hi Arlene, congrats on observing such a beautiful meteor. Thanks for
> sharing. :)
>
>    Sounds like an Earth-grazing Perseid to me too. If it was travelling
> parallel to the ground, did it go N-S around the eastern horizon, or the
> western?
>
>    Bruce
>    *****
>
>
> Quoting Arlene Carol <arlene.carol at gmail.com>:
>
> > hi david
> >
> > it came out of the north eastern part of the sky but i had the feeling
> it
> > was
> > more or less traveling parallel to the earth as opposed to 'falling
> down'
> > ...
> > does that make any sense to anyone?
> >
> > i wish i could describe it better.
> >
> > whatever it was...it was glorious!!
> >
> > arlene
> >
> > On 8/7/07, David Stine <david at exposquare.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Arlene,
> > >
> > > My two cents worth, Even though you described it as slow. Perseid
> > > grazers can seem to be slow going from one horizon to the other.
> > > Question is did it come from a more northernly direction or more ENE
> > > direction.  Cygnus is up pretty high by 10p.m., so from the
> description
> > > you gave even though it was slow and gold color, I would say it was a
> > > Perseid earth grazer over a Kappa Cyg especially if it started out low
> > > in the North.  I hope I get some of those this weekend in Oklahoma.
> > >
> > > David Stine
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: meteorobs-bounces at meteorobs.org
> > > [mailto:meteorobs-bounces at meteorobs.org] On Behalf Of Arlene Carol
> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 2:41 PM
> > > To: meteors at eclipse.net; Global Meteor Observing Forum
> > > Subject: Re: (meteorobs) A classic Perseid?
> > >
> > > okay wayne...thanks. what do i know?? HAHAA
> > >
> > > i'm not 'near' any city...i'm 8 hours south of istanbul and 5 hours
> > > north of
> > > izmir.
> > >
> > > does this help at all??
> > >
> > > arlene
> > >
> > > On 8/7/07, meteors at eclipse.net <meteors at eclipse.net> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > That sounds much more like the desciption of a kappa Cygnid.
> > > > I love em.
> > > > Reasons I think so:
> > > >
> > > > Slow.
> > > > Perseids aren't slow.
> > > > KCG's are.
> > > >
> > > > Golden color
> > > > Of the few dozen KCG's I have seen, many were gold colored.
> > > > I generally don't see color real well, almost all my meteors go in
> as
> > > > white.
> > > > But the KCG's are the only meteors where I've ever used the word
> gold.
> > > >
> > > > What's the nearest city so I can look at where the PER and KCG's
> > > radiants
> > > > were.
> > > >
> > > > Wayne
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Wow...i just saw the most incredible meteor of my entire viewing
> > > > history..
> > > > > it traversed more than 1/2 the sky in a brilliant, golden,
> > > long-train
> > > > and
> > > > > slow moving.
> > > > > who could ask for a better example!?
> > > > >
> > > > > north to south. I think Perseus has just risen but i could be
> wrong.
> > > > > it's 10pm local time here. boy, if this is a preview, i might just
> > > > > plan to stay outside most of the next 10 nights!
> > > > >
> > > > > this one was super.
> > > > >
> > > > > i'm headed back out now..
> > > > > hope i'm lucky..
> > > > > hope you all are as well.
> > > > >
> > > > > arlene
> > > > > south of troy
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