Re: (meteorobs) streetlights in the cold....

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• Subject: Re: (meteorobs) streetlights in the cold....
• From: Ronald Gubbins <scubadude@mediaonedot net>
• Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2000 14:39:14 -0600
• CC: chris smith <mwittmeier@hotmail.com>
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I don't agree. If this effect was due to suspended ice crystals wouldn't
it
be seen as a halo around the light. Surely the distribution of ice
crystals would be random or close to it. Isn't this effect, higher up,
called noctilucence? I am not sure of the term. Additionally, if you
have ever looked at a street light through a tree covered with ice what
you see is an effect that looks like giant spider web. If you shrank the
reflections down to the size of a suspended light crystal what you would
get would be a halo. If you extended your drawing out to three
dimensions that is also what you would get.
Ron

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• Re: (meteorobs) streetlights in the cold....
• From: Robert Goler <robert@neumann.maths.monashdot edu.au>

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