Meteor Trail Photographed on June Illumines Sky
A daylight meteor seen from multiple South African sites at 5 p m on June 2 1912 left a lasting trail visible after sunset. L Astronomie reproduced a photograph showing a vast serpentine ribbon in the western sky taken at Temple Orange Free State about an hour after the meteor passed, with a court train.
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Sapleigh’s Remark Sparks Quiet Controversy
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