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MadAlice · 02-20-2023, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Holmesian Feline

As for Ms. Archard’s question…” Actually they are. Ye see a meteor shower happens when the earth passes through comet tails in its rotation around the sun. The ones you actually see…are the ones that are falling to earth in the process and burning up in the earth’s atmosphere, hence the lighted streak you see. But not to worry…most of those are either completely consumed are really really small when they fall to earth and not a danger. Though occasionally there will be reports of those larger ones found out in a field or even rarer hitting buildings.”

Hmm...that was reassuring, somewhat. But the Professor must know what she was talking about, and wouldn't bring them out here if it was dangerous, so Hope relaxed back and continued looking up. Oh--there! Yes, there was one---and another!! "Oh, I see them!!!" she exclaimed excitedly. Actually, it would be rather fine to find a really small meteor rock--maybe she'd look around here after the shower was over. "There was an old woman back in my home village who had a small rock she'd found. She claimed it was from a meteor, a "sky-rock" she called it, and she wore it around her neck for good luck."

02-20-2023, 06:43 PM	#21 (permalink)
MadAlice Puffskein Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 2,394 Hogwarts RPG Name: Hope Archard Ravenclaw Fifth Year	Quote: Originally Posted by Holmesian Feline As for Ms. Archard’s question…” Actually they are. Ye see a meteor shower happens when the earth passes through comet tails in its rotation around the sun. The ones you actually see…are the ones that are falling to earth in the process and burning up in the earth’s atmosphere, hence the lighted streak you see. But not to worry…most of those are either completely consumed are really really small when they fall to earth and not a danger. Though occasionally there will be reports of those larger ones found out in a field or even rarer hitting buildings.” Hmm...that was reassuring, somewhat. But the Professor must know what she was talking about, and wouldn't bring them out here if it was dangerous, so Hope relaxed back and continued looking up. Oh--there! Yes, there was one---and another!! "Oh, I see them!!!" she exclaimed excitedly. Actually, it would be rather fine to find a really small meteor rock--maybe she'd look around here after the shower was over. "There was an old woman back in my home village who had a small rock she'd found. She claimed it was from a meteor, a "sky-rock" she called it, and she wore it around her neck for good luck."