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Re: (meteorobs) FW:Subject: Did anyone else see this object?
>>>>>However, the most interesting thing I saw came on Saturday morning
(8/14),
at somewhere between 03:40 and 04:00.,,,,did anyone else see this thing.....
While I doubt it was your meteor, I did see a -5 fireball (the only one
of the night) heading for the NW horizon form about 30 degrees up...traveling
below Cygnus. It ended in a terminal burst just at the distant tree
line/horizon. It was logged at 3:48 EST (7:48 UT).
Kim S. Youmans
Wayne T Hally wrote:
> From: Dan Marcel <wolf@utkux.utcc.utkdot edu>
>
> NOTE from forwarder...Dan is not currently a member of meteorobs (although
> he says he has subscribed, the message did bounce and I don't see him on
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> Hi all!
>
> Quick note on me: Just subscribed to the list and am finding the
> discussions fascinating! Hope to do a more scientific observation of the
> Leonids come November, however, in brief, I observed on the peak night
> (Aug 12/13) from about 01:10 - 06:10 Eastern, and saw a total of 42
> Leonids and 7 other/sporadics. Limiting magnitude around my house is real
> bad, I'd guesstimate around 4-5. I'm in Knoxville, TN BTW.
>
> However, the most interesting thing I saw came on Saturday morning (8/14),
> at somewhere between 03:40 and 04:00. I was lying on my back, facing
> striaght up with my toes pointed WSW, when an object appeared at the limit
> of my peripheral vision to the ESE, moving very fast to the WNW, covering
> the entire arc of sky visible to me in 2-3 seconds. It was about as wide
> as my (rather average) thumb held at arms length, and appeared to be
> composed of two distinct parts. Did anyone else in the southeast US (or
> anywhere for that matter) see this thing?
>
> Thanks for reading!
>
> --Dan
> dmarcel@utkdot edu
>
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