Re: both

Marcia — 7/29/2002 4:29:28 PM (archived)

That's my 'guess'. Friction and then compression as R.L. said above.

1997 Leonids from orbit

Some background on the Leonids:

http://www.astrosociety.org/pubs/mercury/1101pr/leonids.html

NASA's Leonid site. Next storm is predicted to peak in Nov. 19, 2002.

I saw one of these streaking by last week @ about 10pm ET. A good sized one at that. It had a long light yellow tail and a very bright white elongated 'head'.
(stopped me cold). Visually tracing it's path, it did come from Perseus.

h ttp://www.space.com/spacewatch/perseids_begins_020725.html

Marcia

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Fiery meteor trails: Friction or compression? - Jacob Samorodin - 7/27/2002 2:18:19 PM
- Re: Fiery meteor trails: Friction or compression? - Nick Hoffman - 7/28/2002 6:59:54 PM
- Re: Fiery meteor trails: Friction or compression? - gbaikie - 7/28/2002 6:36:47 PM
- Re: Fiery meteor trails: Friction or compression? - R.L. - 7/28/2002 5:21:28 PM
  - Thanks, R.L.! ...And you too, Delbert. [N/T] (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 7/28/2002 5:57:30 PM
    - Re: Thanks, R.L.! ...And you too, Delbert. [N/T] - R.L. - 7/28/2002 6:36:12 PM
    - Did you get my email to you? n/t (n/t) - R.L. - 7/28/2002 6:02:06 PM
      - Ooops! - Jacob Samorodin - 7/28/2002 6:30:41 PM
- both n/t (n/t) - Delbert - 7/28/2002 4:59:58 PM
  - Re: both - Marcia - 7/29/2002 4:29:28 PM
- Are all the physicists on vacation? [n/t] (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 7/28/2002 2:51:39 PM

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