To: MtnClimber
Note: the reason meteorites are seen most often after midnight is the direction of Earth’s movement around the sun relative to the spin that causes night and day. Midnight until noon the overhead sky is on the side of motion around the sun so a meteorite hitting earth is like a bug hitting the windshield of a car. From noon until midnight the overhead sky is on the back side of motion around the sun so a meteorite hitting earth is like a bug hitting the rear window of a car.
3 posted on
08/11/2024 1:22:05 PM PDT by
MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber
And...it's dark. Even still...I ain't staying up for it.
=;^)
4 posted on
08/11/2024 2:06:03 PM PDT by
Bloody Sam Roberts
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To: MtnClimber
I didn’t get a chance to post on this til now- what a great animation. If Guy Ottewell did animations, this might be what they looked like.
https://www.universalworkshop.com/guy-ottewell/the-astronomical-companion/
7 posted on
08/12/2024 7:14:38 AM PDT by
telescope115
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