[NatureNS] meteor - actually a rocket

Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 23:35:35 -0400
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I heard recently that everyone tested in North American shows minute 
concentrations of rocket fuel in their blood, so it's getting into the 
environment somehow.

Laurie Murison wrote:
> According to CBC radio, apparently it was a rocket that was used to 
> launch a satellite breaking up and falling back to the ocean somewhere 
> off Sable Island.  Sorry I missed it but glad that it missed land but 
> hopefully nothing too toxic in it for the marine environment.
>
> Laurie Murison
> Grand Manan, NB
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carl Haycock" <foggy@ns.sympatico.ca>
> To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 7:11 AM
> Subject: [NatureNS] meteor
>
>
>> Monday night ar app. 6:15p.m. I viewed a spectacular meteorite
>> (meteor,bollide?)event. From the Grand Passage(Westport harbour) on 
>> Brier
>> Island I saw 2 bright white lights falling from the sky to the southeast
>> over St. Mary's Bay. Then a 3rd huge orange ball following along with 
>> the
>> other 2. The sky lit up in an orange blaze for a few moments. 
>> Initially I
>> asssumed it was an Aurora aircraft from Greenwood doing search and 
>> rescue
>> operations and dropping flares (which I have seen in the past and 
>> this event
>> looked just like that). I was stunned for a moment, heard no aircraft 
>> and
>> then realized that it must have been a meteorite breaking up. It was 
>> quite
>> awesome.
>>
>> Carl Haycock
>> Westport
>>
>
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