(meteorobs) meteorite, heavens above questions

[meteors at eclipse.net]

In order to see satellites, they must be in the sun, while you are in the
dark. That condition only lasts for a few hours during the winter, while
in the summer, it can be all night long. Remember, most satellites are in
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) only a few hundred miles above the surface of the
earth. Theres only a limited amount of time until the sky above you is in
the earth's shadow.
Still that does seem a little early for an end time. However, looking at
my location, it also ends around 20:24, so I guess that's right.
Try and find a globe with the 23 1/2 degree tilt of the earth's axis, and
do some experiments and it will become clearer.

Wayne

> Do meteorites consistently get an electric charge(positive/negative?)
> when they enter the atmosphere?
>
> at 10:15pm CDT  I saw a really bright light coming from WSWW to ENEE,
> later I went to Heavens Above to see if it was the ISS
> http://www.heavens-above.com/allsats.asp?lat=36.552656031&lng=-94.9630473&alt=0200&loc=Unspecified&TZ=CST&Date=39002.4791666667&Mag=4.5
> I only got hits from 19:11 to 20:52, since this is supposed to be 12
> hour prediction, why only 1 hour 41 minutes?
> What am I missing?
> Thanks, Charlie
>
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