Monday, September 22, 2014

7th grade star gazing. :)

Martha,
I know you're still up at the ranch, but I wanted to transmit a bit of information about something one of the groups saw last night.  I think JP was with them. 
At one point in time the students started to gasp at a very bright, very slow moving light high in the sky.  I was flummoxed, and put forth the idea that it might be an Iridium flare.  It wasn't.  Evidently what we saw was a chunk(s) of a Russian spy satellite burning up in the atmosphere.  That is extremely rare!  None of us will likely see another event like that in our life times.  Very cool.  Very bizarre.
I had a great time.  Hope the kids had fun.

Pete

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Peter Sniegowski 
English Department Chair
St. Mary's Academy High School