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On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 22:14:21 +0800, slh wrote:
can someone please explain what makes a meteorite zig zag to the extent that it distinctly noticeable to a number of viewers in different locations as per the report below? http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems...6/s1143829.htm [snip] Assuming the reports are accurate, my best guess is that it broke up and various pieces began glowing from different points. -- - Mike Remove 'spambegone.net' and reverse to send e-mail. |
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"slh" wrote in message
... can someone please explain what makes a meteorite zig zag to the extent that it distinctly noticeable to a number of viewers in different locations as per the report below? You are committing a logical fallacy here. Your subject was "Do meteorites zig zag?" which is a reasonable question. Then you ask "what makes a meteorite zig zag to the extent...?" which question assumes that they do, in fact, zig zag. This is an unreasonable question, since it presupposes facts not in evidence. |
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"slh" wrote in message
... can someone please explain what makes a meteorite zig zag to the extent that it distinctly noticeable to a number of viewers in different locations as per the report below? You are committing a logical fallacy here. Your subject was "Do meteorites zig zag?" which is a reasonable question. Then you ask "what makes a meteorite zig zag to the extent...?" which question assumes that they do, in fact, zig zag. This is an unreasonable question, since it presupposes facts not in evidence. |
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The only thing it takes for observations of zig zagging is inaccurate
observations. Illusion accounts for it, as do excited observers. Additionally, it is possible a meteor broke up with various pieces confused for the same object on a zigzag path. Clear Skies Chuck Taylor Do you observe the moon? Try http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lunar-observing/ And the Lunar Picture of the Day http://www.lpod.org/ ************************************ "slh" wrote in message ... can someone please explain what makes a meteorite zig zag to the extent that it distinctly noticeable to a number of viewers in different locations as per the report below? http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems...6/s1143829.htm Last Update: Wednesday, June 30, 2004. 3:14pm (AEST) Meteorite reported in southern WA The Perth Observatory says it has had reports a meteor has crashed near Walpole in Western Australia's south. Witnesses say they saw a large, fiery object zigzagging through the sky at about 5:30pm yesterday. The witnesses say the object left a trail of thick smoke and then they heard a bang. The observatory says it appears the object was travelling somewhere between Perth and Albany in a south-south easterly direction. Walpole resident Heather Burton was in her backyard when she saw the object. She says it was unlike a normal shooting star. "A shooting star usually just goes straight across or straight down - this one had these gradual zigzags just coming down," she said. Alex Bevan from the WA Museum says the reports indicate the sightings were the result of a fireball generated by a meteorite. "We're certainly picking up reports of a bright fireball and sonic phenomena associated - I'm absolutely sure - with the fall of a meteorite," Dr Bevan said. Dr Bevan says it will be difficult to find where the meteorite landed. "Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be as many observations, so actually pinning down where the object landed might be a bit difficult and in that area, the vegetation might mean searching for it would be difficult," he said. |
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The only thing it takes for observations of zig zagging is inaccurate
observations. Illusion accounts for it, as do excited observers. Additionally, it is possible a meteor broke up with various pieces confused for the same object on a zigzag path. Clear Skies Chuck Taylor Do you observe the moon? Try http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lunar-observing/ And the Lunar Picture of the Day http://www.lpod.org/ ************************************ "slh" wrote in message ... can someone please explain what makes a meteorite zig zag to the extent that it distinctly noticeable to a number of viewers in different locations as per the report below? http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems...6/s1143829.htm Last Update: Wednesday, June 30, 2004. 3:14pm (AEST) Meteorite reported in southern WA The Perth Observatory says it has had reports a meteor has crashed near Walpole in Western Australia's south. Witnesses say they saw a large, fiery object zigzagging through the sky at about 5:30pm yesterday. The witnesses say the object left a trail of thick smoke and then they heard a bang. The observatory says it appears the object was travelling somewhere between Perth and Albany in a south-south easterly direction. Walpole resident Heather Burton was in her backyard when she saw the object. She says it was unlike a normal shooting star. "A shooting star usually just goes straight across or straight down - this one had these gradual zigzags just coming down," she said. Alex Bevan from the WA Museum says the reports indicate the sightings were the result of a fireball generated by a meteorite. "We're certainly picking up reports of a bright fireball and sonic phenomena associated - I'm absolutely sure - with the fall of a meteorite," Dr Bevan said. Dr Bevan says it will be difficult to find where the meteorite landed. "Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be as many observations, so actually pinning down where the object landed might be a bit difficult and in that area, the vegetation might mean searching for it would be difficult," he said. |
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