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RE: (meteorobs) streetlights in the cold....
Perhaps this came from Wayne?
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From: Wayne T Hally <meteors@eclipsedot net>
Reply-To: meteorobs@jovian.com
To: "'meteorobs@jovian.com'" <meteorobs@jovian.com>
Subject: RE: (meteorobs) streetlights in the cold....
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2000 17:01:57 -0500
No, it is not random...the flat crystals align themselves biased toward
being parallel with the horizon. Why? I can't tell you that at the
moment...more research required, but that is the facts of life.
Wayne
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From: Ronald Gubbins[SMTP:scubadude@mediaonedot net]
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2000 3:39 PM
To: meteorobs@jovian.com
Cc: chris smith
Subject: Re: (meteorobs) streetlights in the cold....
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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