If you see a meteor that appears to strike the ground, it's probably over 100 miles away. Maybe much more. That's because they stop burning when they're a few tens of miles high.

Chris

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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com

On 7/22/2016 11:44 AM, Joanne Barton via Meteorite-list wrote:
 Don,t know who to talk to ,In June Was Standing Outside Looking Up To The Sky 
,While Waiting For A Friend Get Off Work ,At 8.30PM  While looking up here 
coming down by me is a shooting star ,couldn,t believe it !!! Like slow motion 
the tail with white ,red ,blue ,in color went down while my friend came out 
told him and showed him where at between to building ,So he and I went out 
Saturday to look on the hill for it ,Robert said I need  A metal detector ,I 
just want to know what showers was going on JUNE 29th or JULY 1st Do you know 
?THANK YOU ! JOANN

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