[ RadSafe ] Perseid shower plus some fireballs

[Maury]

That would surely be frosting on the Shower to find a fragment! <g>
Maury&Dog
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On 8/5/2014 10:50 AM, JPreisig at aol.com wrote:
> Maury and Dog,
>
>       You'll look for Perseids and will probably see  some UFO's also.  Bet
> you and Dog could make some pretty good UFO orbs or  foo fighters using a
> Helicopter drone and some bright lights attached to  it.  Enjoy the
> Perseids!!!!
>
>       Joe Preisig
>
> PS  big meteor fragments can be worth serious $$$$.
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> In a message dated 8/5/2014 2:18:54 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> maurysis at peoplepc.com writes:
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> Thanks,  Dan, for passing on that account.  What a grand experience that
> would  be to see the shower and then apparently find some fragments from
> it!  I'm just hoping to catch sight of a fireball when I'm out  watching
> for the  Shower.
> Cheers,
> Maury&Dog
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> On  8/5/2014 12:44 AM, Dan McCarn wrote:
>> Hi Maury:
>>
>> I was  contacted by a lady in Santa Fe, New Mexico who had meteor fragments  fall in her back yard last week in a pyrotechnic display.  I apparently was the closest geologist!  She collected fragments which appear  to be
>> nickel-iron. I've not seen the samples, but I asked her to see  if they
>> reacted to a magnet.  She reported that they  did!
>>
>> Dan ii
>>
>> Dan W McCarn, Geologist
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