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To: SunkenCiv

Saw a pretty bright one late Friday night from my driveway under poor conditions. That was it for me!


5 posted on 08/14/2012 3:38:59 PM PDT by dr_lew
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To: dr_lew

ISS (space station) has been going over WA the past few days at 9 and 11 pm.

www.n2yo.com

gives the times and positions of visible satellites. Neat site.


6 posted on 08/14/2012 3:47:42 PM PDT by alpo (What would Selco do?)
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To: dr_lew

I didn’t get out there. I should point out though that the peak nights are not the only nights, and the train of debris that produces these showers had the random, oddball big chunk of junk that can even be seen in daytime. I’ve had the pleasure of seeing a daytime bolide just once, and that was because a kinda slow kid I used to work with was giving his best stoner stare during an outdoor break, and said, “is that a shooting star?” It was something to see. This happened, hmm, either 2002 or 2003, summer.


9 posted on 08/14/2012 4:49:21 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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