Re: (meteorobs) NLC or early twilight?

• To: tmcewan@kersland.u-netdot com
• Subject: Re: (meteorobs) NLC or early twilight?
• From: Lew Gramer <dedalus>
• Date: Tue, 18 Jun 96 11:16:33 -0400
• Cc: meteorobs@latradedot com
• In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 18 Jun 96 02:27:18 BST." <96Jun18.011851bst.34883(3)@oveja.u-netdot net>
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>Could you give us a little more information on this

Sure, Tom. I was observing from NW of Bath, ME, USA, 43o56'30"N 69o50'20"W, 
elevation uncertain but between 20 and 50 m. The sky was translucent after a 
recent small cold front, with limiting magnitude 7.0+ above 40o alt. Limiting 
magnitude near the feature was perhaps 5.0 to 6.0 - no visible light pollution, and at a clear over-sea point on the 
horizon, but with only medium-poor seeing.

The feature was first noticed at 0612UT, and was again observed at 0620UT 
(again, I thought nothing of it at the time, unfortunately :<). At 0612, it 
showed a relatively narrow peak rising up perhaps 12 to 15o, covering perhaps 
10o of azimuth to the S and slightly less to the N. At 0620, two other faint 
peaks MAY have been observed near the N and S edges of the feature (again, this 
is from memory), and the central peak reached up about 15o. 0% cloudiness.

If you still think I should report it to Mark Zalcik, let me know. And if so, do 
you know if he has an email address? Thanks again for the response!

Lew

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