If you have ever removed both Pyrex and metal containers from the oven you know how different the temperature of the container feels. It depends on both the ...
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Masaaki TAKANASHI
takanashi@...
Dec 24, 2000 12:49 am
Ursids 2000 prompt report (Update) Visual results in Japan (The Nippon Meteor Society). ZHR has been computed with: - gamma = 1.0 (correction of Radiant...
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GeoZay@...
Dec 24, 2000 2:15 am
me>>......His velocity during the free fall reached over 700 mph before ... 700 miles per TEN SECONDS (around 30-72 km/sec)?? Quite a bit faster than 700 mph,...
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GeoZay@...
Dec 24, 2000 2:25 am
... possibility of high rates of speed in the lower atmosphere where heating can occur, however, it does not reveal how fast a meteor is traveling only that...
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Mike Linnolt
mlinnolt@...
Dec 24, 2000 2:29 am
The visual observations reported here paint a very confusing picture of the Ursids "peak" around 07:30 UT Dec. 22. Some observers report enhanced activity: ...
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Peter Jenniskens
pjenniskens@...
Dec 24, 2000 8:12 am
We've analysed the first video tape of our observations in California and find the following (preliminary) rate of Ursids. Camera: XX1332 Mullard Gen II...
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Lewis Gramer
dedalus@...
Dec 24, 2000 9:02 am
As usual, there will be an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) session about meteor observing on Monday evening, starting at 8pm EDT, (which is 00:00 UT on Tuesday...
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Sirko Molau
molau@...
Dec 24, 2000 11:09 am
Hi Mike, ... well said. I fully agree with you! What I find most surprising is that many European observers saw more or less increasing activity towards the...
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peter.atanackov@...
Dec 24, 2000 11:27 am
Hi! True to the forecast (wow!) the sky remained clear and I could observe again. I looked for any remaining activity from the Ursids, but none was seen. There...
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Sirko Molau
molau@...
Dec 24, 2000 12:09 pm
Damn! Accidently I deleted the message with the preliminary 10 min counts of one of the video cameras operated in California. Will someone be so kind and...
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Rainer Arlt
rarlt@...
Dec 24, 2000 1:17 pm
... The Visual Meteor Database: VMDB FILES 1999 AVAILBLE ... The 1999 files of meteor observations as collected by the Visual Commission of the International...
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Ed Majden
epmajden@...
Dec 24, 2000 5:02 pm
Seasons Greetings to all and may you be blessed with clear skies in 2001! Ed Majden Courtenay B.C. Canada To UNSUBSCRIBE from the 'meteorobs' email list, use...
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Rosely Gregio
gregio@...
Dec 24, 2000 5:17 pm
For You and All Yours, Merry Christmas with a lot of Paz, Love, Wisdom, Humility, and that the LIGHT coming of the Sky Illuminates its best thoughts, so that...
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BlueGreenStarz@...
Dec 24, 2000 5:33 pm
Dear sir, I don't know how to make a new topic for this group, so I hope this is ok. I am a disabled person who cannot go out and watch the night skies as I...
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Robert Lunsford
lunro.imo.usa@...
Dec 24, 2000 7:45 pm
As one of the 500 members of this list I am happy to hear that we can brighten anybody's life by sharing our knowledge, opinions, and observing experiences. It...
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peter.atanackov@...
Dec 24, 2000 8:12 pm
It's *the* time of the year and time again to thank everyone for making this list as interesting as it is. Lew, keep up the great work! Thanks also to all...
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Skywayinc@...
Dec 24, 2000 8:17 pm
Here is our nationwide weather outlook for viewing the Christmas Day partial eclipse of the Sun that will be occurring across much of North America. The...
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Skywayinc@...
Dec 24, 2000 8:19 pm
Here is our nationwide weather outlook for viewing the Christmas Day partial eclipse of the Sun that will be occurring across much of North America. The...
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Richard Taibi
rjtaibi@...
Dec 24, 2000 10:03 pm
Hi Everyone, Although the Ursid data is disappointing to some of us and confusing to most of us, at least there IS data! We can be proud of obtaining the best...
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Mark Davis
MeteorObs@...
Dec 24, 2000 11:44 pm
No Ursids were seen this year from here as I have been sick with the flu since peak night....perfect timing! :( Am dragging myself out of bed tonight though...
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Casper ter Kuile
casper.ter.kuile@...
Dec 25, 2000 1:44 am
Hi everyone! The Ursids are extremely well observed from the Netherlands. We experienced one of those very rare periods with totally clear skies all over the...
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zj@...
Dec 25, 2000 2:58 am
... Mark, We had bad weather at the peak night, and white snow before Christmas in Xinglong, while it was clear in Beijing. Wish you recovery from the flu...
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Peter Jenniskens
pjenniskens@...
Dec 25, 2000 2:57 pm
First results from the visible spectroscopy of an outburst Ursid meteor (Dec. 24, 2000): Observations of the December 22 Ursid outburst show that the...
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Masaaki TAKANASHI
takanashi@...
Dec 25, 2000 3:00 pm
Ursids 2000 prompt report -Update- Visual results in Japan (The Nippon Meteor Society). ZHR has been computed with: - gamma = 1.0 (correction of Radiant...
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Peter Jenniskens
pjenniskens@...
Dec 25, 2000 3:29 pm
First results from the visible spectroscopy of an outburst Ursid meteor (Dec. 24, 2000): Observations of the December 22 Ursid outburst show that the...
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Rainer Arlt
rarlt@...
Dec 25, 2000 5:03 pm
... From sentto-1405217-218-977743974-rarlt=aip.de@returns.onelist.com Mon Dec 25 12:33:02 MET 2000 Received: [ from aip.de by dynamo.aip.de (8.9.1/8.9.1) with...
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Marco Langbroek
marco.langbroek@...
Dec 25, 2000 8:05 pm
Hi, A few days ago there was some discussion on this list about free fall temperatures of meteorites and reports of warm to the touch fresh falls. I have a...
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Dave English
prospector@...
Dec 26, 2000 12:05 pm
George, Your point about recrystalization from reheating has merit but I believe that to form smaller crystals the iron meteorite would have to completely melt...
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Marco Langbroek
marco.langbroek@...
Dec 26, 2000 2:49 pm
Hi Dave, George, The "glow in the dark" has been reported a number of times notably with irons. It need not have to do with radiating heat - Spratt some years...
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GeoZay@...
Dec 26, 2000 4:18 pm
Dave>> Your point about recrystalization from reheating has merit but I believe that to form smaller crystals the iron meteorite would have to completely melt...
