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    Speaking of Cosmic Events

    Speaking of cosmic events I saw a beautiful meteor streak across the sky as I got off the train and was walking through the parking lot after tonight's rehearsal. The skies are very clear and dark here tonight. It appeared like it left a bit of a smoke trail but it was hard to tell for certain against the very dark sky.
    I keep my 2 feet on the ground, and my head in the twilight zone.

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    That was no meteor, pal, that was...aliens!
    All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KJ6BSO View Post
    That was no meteor, pal, that was...aliens!
    The string section of the Venus Philharmonic?
    A clear conscience is usually a sign of a bad memory

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    Tonight is supposed to be one of the best nights for viewing the annual Delta Aquariid meteor showers: amsmeteors.org

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    Quote Originally Posted by K7SGJ View Post
    The string section of the Venus Philharmonic?
    ...and fire flew from his fingertips as he rosined up his bow.

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    Quote Originally Posted by wb5ydk View Post
    Tonight is supposed to be one of the best nights for viewing the annual Delta Aquariid meteor showers: amsmeteors.org
    This may have to do with what I saw tonight. From my position it was in the southern half of the sky and was streaking in a southerly direction. It was reasonably bright and definitely had a luminous trail behind it. Wish I could have gotten a picture but it was only visible for a few seconds. No way I would have time to put a camera on it. Many decades ago I saw a really bright and large fireball. It was large, bright bluish-white with a very bright trail. It also left a smoke trail. It was headed in a northerly direction and was seen by astronomers. That fireball did make it to earth. I think it hit the ground somewhere way way up in northwestern Canada.
    I keep my 2 feet on the ground, and my head in the twilight zone.

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    Quote Originally Posted by n2ize View Post
    ... somewhere way way up in northwestern Canada.
    ...all we know is he's Yukon John.;)
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    Quote Originally Posted by N2NH View Post
    ...all we know is he's Yukon John.;)
    Not yet, but I hope to be in a few years.
    I keep my 2 feet on the ground, and my head in the twilight zone.

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    Quote Originally Posted by n2ize View Post
    Not yet, but I hope to be in a few years.
    :chin:Not a bad name for a group, Yukon John and the Meteors.:-P
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