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Fwd nmcleod@peganetdot com Re: (meteorobs) Movie
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>Date: Sat, 30 Nov 1996 17:18:17 -0500 (EST)
>To: meteorobs@latradedot com
>From: nmcleod@peganetdot com
>Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Movie
>
>I saw Monolith Monsters a couple of times also. Enjoyed that type of film
>immensely. That was my standard for science fiction, and after it was gone
>by the late 60's I lost interest in sci-fi. Too many movies took on the
>Batman tone, and in color, so I didn't care any more.
>
>There was another b&w back then with the opposite theme --- if the rocks
>dried out, they would enlarge, then explode with considerable force. Water
>them down to keep them harmless. I don't remember the movie name.
>
>In Invaders from Mars, the kid saw the saucer disk land in a nearby field.
>I've seen a number of fireballs over the years go down to the horizon or
>below it, reminding me of the scene in this movie. I wonder how many
>thousands of uninformed people have seen a similar sight and believed a
>saucer was landing, especially if it was a slow one?
>
> The night of Dec 12/13 is indeed Geminid maximum. The time of 9 P.M. Dec
>12 is reasonably clear about which night is intended, but it's true, the
>double date should be used. There won't be any large number of Geminids to
>see in a bright city sky at that early hour.
>
>Norman
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