[meteorite-list] Ohio bolide coordinates, today's solstice, crowded Cancer constellation...

[MexicoDoug at aol.com]

<<Motion appears to have been from Cleveland, to Pittsburgh, to  
Philadelphia, to Dover, Delaware.  West to East. Looks like orbital debris,  offhand. SW3 
frags so far have travelled mainly from South to  North.>>
 
Dover, DE and Philadelphia PA are not mentioned in the article - Dover  OH 
and New Philadelphia OH are.  The likely coordinates of the possible  stones 
would be very close to Parral [del Ohio:-)]: N. 40 deg 30'; W. 81  deg. 30', all 
a little south of Canton, Ohio.  After all the recent alarms,  this has got to 
be the most promising, just waiting for someone to say that  their farm was 
stoned, good luck, wish I could be there, and in Ensisheim, and  in Germany now!
 
The Summer Solstice is today (Wednesday June 21 2:26PM Berlin daylight  
saving time).  It is at exactly at the moment when Portugal will  be shaking in her 
boots and Mexico cantando not llorando, even  all of those fine Mexicans 
sleeping in front of the stadium tonight for good  seats.  It reached over 40 C 
here today so the gods send us favorable  signs in the FIFA matchup.  Solstice 
will be 14:26 local time in  Germany.  That's an early 8:26AM EDT.
 
Finally starting at that magical 14:26 German time (08:26 New York time),  
Cancer is the constellation that will be quite a Beehive of activity!!  As  
Cancer's takes the astrological sceptre from Gemini the moment of the  Solstice, 
three planets will be visible all at at once by Cancer where  Mercury is in the 
process of crashing in for the Solsticial party!   Here is a wonderful chance 
to view Mercury just after dusk which just about  enters Cancer (which it 
actually does on June 25 but it is brighter now and each  day the constellations 
sink further in the endless orb).  Saturn has  been hanging there dreaming of 
a more temperate Saturnalia.  Mars is  there a tiny bit higher up, zipping 
through soon to escape to Leo at the end of  the monthy after whispering secrets 
to the ringed and and gluttonous  gaseous Titan planet.  Mercury will max out 
(best for viewing) these next  three or five days in Cancer and be a wonderful 
view an hour after Sunset in the  West right above where the Sun goes to 
sleep.  The two bright stars west  (right) of Mercury are Castor and Pollux(closer 
to Merc., and brighter than  his brother).  The center of Cancer is a fist or 
two above them along  the ecliptic where Saturn will lend its gleaming aura, 
and higher yet Mars is  dimly burning in Simojovel red.
 
Enjoy tomorrow and if you are lucky to be along the Tropic of Cancer, hang  
on to your shadow and bring along an oatmeal container for me!  (PS, if you  
are on the bottom of the earth, this all makes sense only if you are standing on 
 your head...sorry)
Saludos, Doug