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(meteorobs) Re: meteorobs-digest V3 #247
In a message dated 12/22/1999 1:45:27 AM Eastern Standard Time,
owner-meteorobs-digest@jovian.com writes:
<< Date: Tue, 21 Dec 1999 15:17:38 -0500
From: John Murrell <JohnMurrell@compuserve.com>
Subject: (meteorobs) Re: meteorobs-digest V3 #243
Ont thing to consider is that the dark adapted Human Eye is capable of
detecting Cosmic Rays - when they pass through the eye they give out
cherrenkoff radiation since they are travelling at greater than the (local)
speed of light. There is a mention of this in 'A Man on the Moon' by Andrew
Chaiken - the Apollo astronauts had much more exposure being above the
astmosphere. I beleive the statement about the eye came from Prof Malcom
Longair.
Since these are inside the eye they would be seen as flashes rather than
defined objects - does this agree with your experiances ?
John Murrell >>
John:
No what I refer to are very fast, moving, short dim meteors.
Bob Young
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