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Re: (meteorobs) Re: shimmers
I guess my description was not too clear. This was no pointer. The objected
covered about 30 degrees as it entered the atmosphere. It completely
disappeared after covering about 10 degrees, then reappeared about 5
degrees later in its path and remained visible for 15 more degrees of
travel.
>In a message dated 10/31/00 3:02:47 AM Pacific Standard Time,
>richardsont@cofcdot edu writes:
>
>terry<< The object (objects) appeared to come right out of
> Perseus and was a nebulous blob 0.5 degrees in diameter (it struck me as
> being the same size as the full moon) and about +3 or +4 in magnitude. It
> was entirely diffuse with no sparkles or shimmers within and it glowed,
> faded out completely or almost so, and then reappeared and continued to
> final extinction. >>
>
>Sounds like you seen a meteor coming right out of the radiant ( a pointer)
>that shedded off the incandescent portion of the meteoroid, causing a brief
>extinguishment. Then very shortly afterwards the exposed fresh material began
>to glow. There probably was no "skipping" off the atmosphere....just a
>straight on trajectory. The meteoroid would be too fragile to survive a
>directional change that would take it back out of the atmosphere....even if
>the atmosphere could cause such a change.
>GeoZay
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