grr the link did not attach the first time http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/aplocal_story.asp?category=6420&slug=WA%20Meteor > here is a story that features three video clips that show the night turning > into day. the video came from security cameras. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dale Ireland" <direland@drdale.com> > To: "SeeSat-L" <SeeSat-L@satobs.org> > Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 10:53 AM > Subject: RE: Possible re-entry? > > > > I am sure that is correct because we had a very high Shuttle reentry here > > over Seattle about ten years ago. It was about 50 miles high and only had > a > > single boom but followed by "rolling thunder" for a few seconds. Since it > > was a single object I would be inclined to say the later thunder was from > > terrain features but I supposed some sort of effect from atmospheric > density > > layers could be an explanation. > > Dale > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Allen Thomson [mailto:thomsona@flash.net] > > > > > > > Multiple boom followed by a few seconds of "rolling thunder". > > > > > > The "rolling thunder" seems to be a feature of such events. I was in El > > Paso in October 1997 when a bolide exploded a bit east of town and heard > > similar rumbling: http://tinyurl.com/yulpu > > > > My suppostion is that it's produced by reflections of the primary boom > from > > local terrain features, but it would be interesting to find out for sure. > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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
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