http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2001/ast26nov_1/ It turns out meteors make a lot of low frequency radio noise which travels at near light speed. Then common objects in the vicinity of the listener act as transducers that turn the vlf signial to an audio signal. Frizzy hair, pine needles, leaves, grass. I have experienced this and can vouch for it. It was a low and slow Leonid that passed over head and made a noise like a sizzling steak on the grill with absolutely no time delay or dopler shift. Just a rise and fall of the volume with the brightness of the meteor. DT ________________________________ From: Brent Watson <brentjwatson@yahoo.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 8:24 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Lyrid meteor shower hits the west! That's the problem with claims of hearing hissing or crackling when a meteor flies over. It can't be aural, there is too much time lag. The same may be true of auroral displays. ________________________________ From: Spencer Ball <spencer@spencerball.com> To: 'Utah Astronomy' <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 8:07 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Lyrid meteor shower hits the west! How could they ever simultaneously hear it? The boom, if any, would come minutes later. Spencer Ball _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".