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    Well, tonight it showed up on time, but not exactly where I thought it would be. More directly north, and travelling to the northeast. But it was visible for a good 4 minutes. And we gotr a bonus when we first went out back. A meteorite at about 6:15 went from east to west, and it was very bright.

    There is usually an onslaught of meteorite activity this tome of year, but usually from about midnight on to dawn. This one was an early bird. And it lasted a long time too. I kept thinking it would probably land somewhere in west Texas. Like CC or Lampassas or something.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Night Owl View Post
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    Climb a ladder and get on the roof.
    it's not lookin' over things that's the problem, Owl, it's trying to cut through all that Killeen/copperas cove light pollution up in the air and atmosphere..........mac
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    You don't live that far from me, and I have no problem with light or air pollution. Unless I am using a telescope, which I don't have any more.

    One has to live in the sticks to get little to no light pollution. Rick has a good spot. My daughters ex has a nice spot out in Ding Dong that would make an excellent scope spot.

    The problems I have are 2 story roofs and trees. Lot of 2 story houses built on the hills around me.
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    Quote Originally Posted by sojourner truth View Post
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    You don't live that far from me, and I have no problem with light or air pollution. Unless I am using a telescope, which I don't have any more.

    One has to live in the sticks to get little to no light pollution. Rick has a good spot. My daughters ex has a nice spot out in Ding Dong that would make an excellent scope spot.

    The problems I have are 2 story roofs and trees. Lot of 2 story houses built on the hills around me.
    yeah, ok, I'm prob'ly mixin' apples and beans....if your scope elevation is above a 2 story ridge line, you're at one hell of a lot of more 'tilt' than i was referring too.........i should've remembered that you're a "high angle" guy....mac
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    Quote Originally Posted by mac View Post
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    it's not lookin' over things that's the problem, Owl, it's trying to cut through all that Killeen/copperas cove light pollution up in the air and atmosphere..........mac
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    Quote Originally Posted by Night Owl View Post
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    I guess it's either that or move out on top of Manning Mountain on Ft. Hood.....as it is right now, other than the 2 I just mentioned I can never see anything out there in the northern skies. .... and there's some real good stuff out thataway.......

    Hmmm, come to think of it, I know exactly where there's some excess pyro and 6 road wheels buried out there that maybe I could salvage.....anybody know what those recyclers are paying for road wheels today?....lots of magnesium in 'em......Grasshopper, are you listenin'?....I might just have a 12 digit grid and photo for sale......mac (just kiddin', CID)
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    My batteries put a bunch of fragments all around and on top of Smith Mountain. Had the duty once to go and clean some of stuff out that way.




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    Tonight.

    Time: Tue Dec 08 7:10 PM, Visible: 3 min, Max Height: 57?, Appears: 10? above NW, Disappears: 56? above SW

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    Should be a great show.. I am wondering if anyone else saw the meteorite at about 6:15 last night. I shook me up for a second, because it was so bright and unexpected.
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    Quote Originally Posted by sojourner truth View Post
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    Should be a great show.. I am wondering if anyone else saw the meteorite at about 6:15 last night. I shook me up for a second, because it was so bright and unexpected.
    Lemme split a hair with you -
    Are you sure it was a metorite, that survived entry into the earth atmosphere and impacted the earth?
    Or was it just a metor?

    We now return you to your regularly scheduled program.

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