Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 (Denver Mods 4/2/84) 6/24/83; site drutx.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!drutx!rjs From: rjs@drutx.UUCP (Schiffbauer) Newsgroups: net.space,net.astro Subject: fake comet Message-ID: <1510@drutx.UUCP> Date: Thu, 29-Nov-84 17:47:50 EST Article-I.D.: drutx.1510 Posted: Thu Nov 29 17:47:50 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 30-Nov-84 07:57:31 EST Organization: AT&T Information Systems Laboratories, Denver Lines: 29 I'm writing to start a discussion about the experiment scheduled for December 25 that will produce an artificial comet above the Earth. Recently, I read about this experiment in Science magazine. This was the first I knew of it and am surprised is isn't more publicized. Apparently, on December 25th at about 4:00 a.m. an explosion of Barium at 70,000 feet above the Earth will produce a comet-like phenomenon. Scientists plan to observe the ``comet'' and the effects that the Earth's electromagnetic field has on it. I would like to know more detail about the experiment and am hoping this discussion can shed some light (np). If you have any insight about the significance of the date, I'm interested in that too. Tell me if I'm off base, but I think this can be an interesting discussion, and I don't think it has been discussed yet (if so, just send me mail instead). Thanks, rod drutx!rjs