woolsey@umn-cs.UUCP (Jeff Woolsey) (01/27/86)
(It's much more difficult to mispronounce "Edmund" than "Halley".)
As a neophyte amateur sky observer, I've been trying to see this comet thingie
off and on since October. I'm convinced that it is a ruse to get us out in
the freezing cold to see other, more spectacular things in the sky. The first
night I went out to look for the comet I was unable to spot it, but did see
the Perseid meteor shower. I guess I haven't gone far enough out of the city
to look. I'm also amazed at how many aircraft there are in the night sky.
The most recent time I went out (this evening) I was again frustrated seeking
the comet, but I did see a bright green meteor with an orange tail streaking
from north to south about 40 degrees above the horizon at 0015 UTC. It was
the brightest thing in the sky short of the rising full moon and lasted about
3 seconds in the Minneapolis area. I'm wondering if anyone else saw this
object Sunday evening?
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The aim of Nuclear Freeze is to prevent Nuclear Winter.
Jeff Woolsey
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