[Chaos-l] Holy Smokes..check overhead

Robert Nielsen robertnielsen at nc.rr.com
Mon Dec 10 19:41:39 EST 2007


Chuck Cook wrote:
> Sorry, Robert, those should've gone to the listserve
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Behalf Of Robert Nielsen
> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 7:18 PM
> To: Chapel Hill Astronomical Observation Society
> Subject: Re: [Chaos-l] Holy Smokes..check overhead
>
> Stewart-Taylor, Jon wrote:
>   
>> Hi all.  From my office in RTP (LM about 2.5-3) i can confirm there's
>> something bright and asymmetrical as reported by Kumar.  With a pair of
>> 4x20s i can't tell much else, but somebody with a good instrument should
>> take a look.  I'll stick the 10" on it when i get home.
>>
>> J.
>>   
>>     
> I see it too ... next to Cassiopeia ... kinda looks like a comet.   I'm 
> getting the scope out now.
>
> Robert
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>   
Yep ... moving too fast to be extraterrestrial ... so I think it was a 
high cirrus cloud illuminated by the sun.   Anyone else still see it?

Robert




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