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>Date: Sun, 04 May 1997 18:11:52 -0100
>From: Bill Hollenbach <ah52@solo.pipex.co.za>
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>Cc: HJP Arnold <100411.1740@compuserve.com>,
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>Subject: (meteorobs) Bright meteor.
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>We were up in the Cederberg this weekend.
>At 2200hrs (GMT +1), a bright meteor (-4) appeared next to ALPHAD and
>continued to the centre of Canopus and Sirius.
>It lasted about 2 seconds and left a "train"(????) of about 1 second.
>The color was bright emrald green.
>Quite pretty, whith the accompaning "oohhhhh's" etc.
>One "goodgoddidyaseethat!!!"
>Whent down well, as my lecture was on comets and meteors.
>We had about 150 people in attendance.
>Returned with a really snivveling cold and watery eyes.
>We call it the Hale-Bopp cold.
>(Aaarggghhh me hearties, Comets are evil thing sent by the devil to
>contaminate us mere mortals, I tell ye)
>Seems all that has stayed till it sets, has this cold.
>As far as HB goes, it's central condensation is very bright indeed.
>Unfortunately, the tail starts getting good when it sets. No Ion tail
>visible at all.
>Lets see how it develops.
>Keep well and from a snivveling Cederberg, cheers.
>The Kramers are flying to England tomorrow.
>Keep well
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