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Re: (meteorobs) Re: question please
In a message dated 11/13/01 6:39:06 PM Eastern Standard Time,
epmajden@shawdot ca writes:
<< When you say it lasted 5 minutes, what do you mean? Is that how long the
smoke trail lasted, or did it take that long to cross the sky? If it took
that long to cross the sky I doubt it was of meteoric origin. I am going to
forward your message to meteorobs to see if anyone else saw this event.
Perhaps someone can explain what you saw. >>
I was out at that time raking leaves on Staten Island, NY. Nothing like that
drew my attention.
Five minutes is a very long time. Even a plane at high altitude - and I see
them all the time in the NE corridor - goes across the sky faster than that.
Let's find out what took five minutes...
KK
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