You outght to go back and look. They dont "burn out" they just cool off
and slow down. Conxequently they quit glowing.
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Phil Chambers [ptchamb@No-Spam] (S.F. Bay Area - Calif. USA)
On Fri, 11 Jul 2003, Michelle Stone wrote:
>
> As I was driving through Gilroy late Wednesday night, one came down not 100
> feet from my car. It burned out about 40 feet from the deck. The most
> amazing thing I have ever seen.
>
> Michelle
> http://www.plettstone.com
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: sf-bay-tac-bounces@No-Spam [mailto:sf-bay-tac-bounces@No-Spam]On
> > Behalf Of kevin@No-Spam
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 10:37 PM
> > To: sf-bay-tac@No-Spam
> > Subject: [TAC] Bolide over South Bay?
> >
> >
> > Did anyone else see a *very* bright meteor falling a ways to the south of
> > Oakland, around 10 this evening? Either that, or the brightest
> > wayward Roman
> > candle of my life. From my viewpoint driving down Highway 13 near
> > Piedmont, it
> > looked like it was falling somewhere in the general direction of
> > Mt. Hamilton.
> > Started as a slowly falling Venus-like star about 60 degrees
> > above due south,
> > flared extremely bright a few degrees above the horizon, and then
> > sputtered into
> > many short trails before disappearing.
> >
> > If any of you were in a position to triangulate, maybe we can go meteorite
> > hunting ;-).
> >
> > Kevin
> >
>
>