Short answer is yes. There are some videos on Youtube that show this: One such event was the "1972 fireball" over Alberta: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It5EztnIdHc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaxagBP0IoY Greg Dale Ireland wrote: > Ron > I did that yesterday and the plane of Iridium33 orbit passed right over that area at the correct time. Just a coincidence however because the meteor was travelling east-west and Iridium is in a polar orbit. In the video it is obviously a meteor. I read that "10 minute" quote also and it was referring to a persistent trail. > This brings up another question possibly OT.. Do moderate sized meteor fireballs leave a daylight visible smoke trail that high? I was under the impression that trails you see at night are all plasma. > Dale > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Ron Lee [mailto:ronlee@pcisys.net] >> Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 6:19 AM >> To: SeeSat-L@satobs.org >> Subject: Re: Daytime Meteor or Satellite Debris?? >> >> Look at the path of the two satellites involved. That may >> rule out any chance of debris being a factor. >> >> Ron Lee >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------- >> ----------- >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, >> SeeSat-L archive: >> http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html >> >> >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: > http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html > > > > -- Gregory S. Williams gregwilliams(at)knology.net k4hsm(at)knology.net http://www.etskywarn.net http://www.twiar.org http://www.icebearnation.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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