(meteorobs) Re: australia again? (OT...sorry)

[Robert Lunsford]

Arlene,

The good weather and clear skies does not hurt either!

Bob Lunsford

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Arlene Carol" <arlene.carol at gmail.com>
To: "meteorobs" <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 9:42 AM
Subject: (meteorobs) australia again? (OT...sorry)


> is it my imagination or do these 'events' seem to occur in Australia more
> than other places? it sure seems that way.
>
>
> On February 19th, late-night sky watchers across Australia witnessed a
> bright explosion followed by a debris cloud that hung in the sky for 
> nearly
> an hour.  At first a mystery, the source of the blast is now understood. 
> It
> was a Russian Briz-M rocket booster misplaced in orbit last year by the
> failed launch of an Arabsat communications satellite.  The fuel tanks of 
> the
> Briz-M ruptured on Feb. 19th, producing a vivid naked-eye display and more
> than 1000 pieces of debris.  Experts are calling this a "major breakup
> event," comparable to or even worse than last month's Chinese anti-sat 
> test.
>
> Visit http://spaceweather.com for more information and pictures of the
> Briz-M breakup.
>
>
> arlene
> south of troy