[NatureNS] Fireball in the sky

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Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2016 17:45:17 -0300
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The Perseid meteor shower peaks tonight. There was certainly potential for
good meteors last night as well as tomorrow.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/perseid-meteor-shower-1.3715568

Rick Whitman

On 11 August 2016 at 17:33, Angela Joudrey <aljoudrey@eastlink.ca> wrote:

> I heard mention of this on CBC yesterday morning. There didn't appear to
> be any recorded lightning strikes. I'm pretty it was Calin Mitchell (
> spelling ) supposed it was a meteor that entered the atmosphere and because
> of the height of the cloud cover, it caused the flash that was noticed by
> some.
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Aug 11, 2016, at 4:41 PM, Liz <edoull@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
> Wednesday around 4 30 am, I woke up.   Was facing west and saw a
> neon-greenish fire ball falling from North to south.  It looked as if
> someone fired a SOS flare gun.   Checked Internet  and no mention of it??
> Maybe I was the only one witnessing the phenomenon???  Any idea of what it
> was?
>
> Liz
>
>
> From: <naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> on behalf of "
> rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca" <rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca>
> Reply-To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
> Date: Thursday, August 11, 2016 at 11:41 AM
> To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
> Subject: [NatureNS] Daytime Satelite
>
> Hi All
> Yesterday about High Noon as I was having a cup of tea
> outside, the planes were passing East to West across the sky.
> Brought back memories of some trips many years ago..
> Away beyond the planes I spied a satellite going across the sky.
> It was going from North West to South East. I have never seen a satellite
> in the day before although I've seen lots in the evening. I think in order
> for me to see it the air must have been very clear and very dry.
> Hopefully we'll soon get some rain for us to enjoy!
> Paul
>
>
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">The Perseid meteor shower peaks tonight. There was certain=
ly potential for good meteors last night as well as tomorrow.=C2=A0<div><br=
></div><div><a href=3D"http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/perseid-meteor-sho=
wer-1.3715568">http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/perseid-meteor-shower-1.37=
15568</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Rick Whitman</div></div><div class=
=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 11 August 2016 at 17:33,=
 Angela Joudrey <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:aljoudrey@eastlink.=
ca" target=3D"_blank">aljoudrey@eastlink.ca</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><block=
quote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc=
 solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto"><div>I heard mention of this on =
CBC yesterday morning. There didn&#39;t appear to be any recorded lightning=
 strikes. I&#39;m pretty it was Calin Mitchell ( spelling ) supposed it was=
 a meteor that entered the atmosphere and because of the height of the clou=
d cover, it caused the flash that was noticed by some.=C2=A0<br><br>Sent fr=
om my iPad</div><div><br>On Aug 11, 2016, at 4:41 PM, Liz &lt;<a href=3D"ma=
ilto:edoull@ns.sympatico.ca" target=3D"_blank">edoull@ns.sympatico.ca</a>&g=
t; wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div><div>Wednesday around=
 4 30 am, I woke up. =C2=A0 Was facing west and saw a neon-greenish fire ba=
ll falling from North to south.=C2=A0 It looked as if someone fired a SOS f=
lare gun. =C2=A0 Checked Internet =C2=A0and no mention of it?? =C2=A0 Maybe=
 I was the only one witnessing the phenomenon???=C2=A0 Any idea of what it =
was? =C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>Liz</div><div><br></div><div><br></div=
><span><div style=3D"font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;text-align:left;col=
or:black;BORDER-BOTTOM:medium none;BORDER-LEFT:medium none;PADDING-BOTTOM:0=
in;PADDING-LEFT:0in;PADDING-RIGHT:0in;BORDER-TOP:#b5c4df 1pt solid;BORDER-R=
IGHT:medium none;PADDING-TOP:3pt"><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">From: </=
span> &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank=
">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a><wbr>&gt; on behalf of &quot;<a href=3D"=
mailto:rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca" target=3D"_blank">rita.paul@ns.sympatico.=
ca</a>&quot; &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca" target=3D"_bl=
ank">rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca</a>&gt;<br><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">=
Reply-To: </span> &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"=
_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>&gt;<br><span style=3D"font-weight:bold"=
>Date: </span> Thursday, August 11, 2016 at 11:41 AM<br><span style=3D"font=
-weight:bold">To: </span> &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" ta=
rget=3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>&gt;<br><span style=3D"font-weig=
ht:bold">Subject: </span> [NatureNS] Daytime Satelite<br></div><div><br></d=
iv><div>
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  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:12pt">Hi All</span>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:12pt">Yesterday about High Noon as I was having=
 a cup of tea<br></span>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:12pt">outside, the planes were passing East to =
West across the sky.<br></span>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:12pt">Brought back memories of some trips many =
years ago..<br></span>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:12pt">Away beyond the planes I spied a satellit=
e going across the sky.<br></span>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:12pt">It was going from North West to South Eas=
t. I have never seen a satellite<br></span>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:12pt">in the day before although I&#39;ve seen =
lots in the evening. I think=C2=A0in order<br></span>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:12pt">for me to see it the air must have been v=
ery clear and very dry.<br></span>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:12pt">Hopefully we&a