On 2/8/2013 11:16 PM
David Morgan wrote:
This is wild:
I like the temporary orbit hypothesis.
Indeed! Extraordinary event. What I find peculiar is the reports of the bright, star-like object seen during the middle of the display.
“Several report that near the middle of the great procession was a fine large star without a tail, and a similar body brought up the rear.” pg. 148.
The .pdf of the original RASC report is a great read. (Ref 4) Love the actual witness statements.
Attached is Fig. 2 showing the path, taken from the file. Also, sketch by witness (Fig 9).
https://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu//full/2011JRASC.105..167R/0000167.000.html