The Bad Astronomy Blog has a detailed response: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/06/05/oh-those-falcon-ufos/ On 6/5/2010 5:39 PM, Wally Anglesea wrote: > > From that article, > -0----------------------- > But Doug Moffett from UFO Research NSW says he has a few problems with this > theory. > > "Firstly, the time of the launch was 18.45 GMT, which translates to 4.45am > EST, the duration of the flight was 9 minutes 38 seconds - this is a full > hour before the reported sightings," he said. > > "Secondly, where was the glow from the boosters or from the friction created > by the craft moving through the atmosphere, where was the tail of the > rocket? > > "Thirdly, why would anyone launch a rocket on a maiden test flight with a > trajectory that would take it over the most heavily populated parts of > Australia? > > "And how big must this rocket have been to be seen so clearly, at the same > time, over such a vast distance?" > ------------------------------------------------ > > Perhaps one of the members on this list could address this scientifically. > > > My first thoughts are that he has no idea of simple orbital mechanics, and > "glow from the boosters or friction" is just dumb. > As for "how big must it be" is immaterial, when we are talking about the > cloud. > > > Cheers, > Wally Anglesea > Mobile 0407 074 135 > wanglese dot comxa dot com > http://illawarraastronomicalsociety.hostoi.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: seesat-l-bounces+wanglese=bigpond.net.au@satobs.org > [mailto:seesat-l-bounces+wanglese=bigpond.net.au@satobs.org] On Behalf Of > Michael& Caroline Rice > Sent: Saturday, 5 June 2010 10:51 > To: seesat-l@satobs.org > Subject: Eastern Australia "strange spiral light in the sky". > > >From<http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/06/05/2919095.htm> > http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/06/05/2919095.htm comes this: > "It had a distinct bright centre, much like a bright star, indicating an > object shedding light trails, spiralling and fattening out from it," and > "It certainly had that lollipop-type swirl ... but it was travelling low and > fairly fast, and as it went past me and I looked up, it looked like a row of > lights, maybe four lights," he said. > > There are also a couple of descriptions here: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hrWjkn_DHs (in comments on a video from the > December 2009 sighting over Norway) > > Michael > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/private/seesat-l/attachments/20100605/8fe1 > 993f/attachment.html > _______________________________________________ > Seesat-l mailing list > http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l > > _______________________________________________ > Seesat-l mailing list > http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l > > _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l
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