Here we go again. My conjecture
regarding a stratospheric slime mold balloon as unreal as it seems
continues to bear fruit. Such a balloon would contain methane and
rise at night from our swamps into the stratosphere. Very likely
they naturally refract the sun's light to produce high altitude
lights which I have seen and has also been called Brown lights around
mountains were the rising uplifts would jostle them around a lot.
When a meteor strikes, a sharp shock
wave is produced and this likely disrupts a large number of such
creatures that then fall to earth to appear as blobs of slime. We
have seen that phenomena world wide and often associated with a
recent meteor event.
Up there we would never even see these
creatures unless we had special viewing hardware. To do so we need
observation balloons able to reach the stratosphere and some special
lighting to create contrast. That should work.
Alternatively, we need to capture
images of these forming up and rising out of swamps and that may be
much easier although I suspect foam making conditions must exist
which we still do not understand. I do not expect to be lucky on
this hunt. However lighting should not affect such a search.
Setting up on the banks of the ponds discussed here would be ideal.
Green 'Space' Slime
Baffles Nature Experts
An unexplained
jelly-like substance which is said to occur during meteor showers has
been found on a wildlife park in Somerset.
18 February 2013
A "weird"
green slime said in folklore to appear at the same time as meteors
hit Earth has been found in a birdlife park in Somerset.
The RSPB has appealed
for help in identifying the slime, which is said to be scattered on
grass banks close to pools and lakes around Ham Wall Nature Reserve
near Glastonbury.
The jelly-like
substance could be bacteria, fungus or toad innards, wildlife experts
said.
Some believe it could
be a substance that has been written about for centuries called star
or astral jelly, which is said to appear in the wake of meteor
showers.
Its appearance has
coincided with a meteor strike in Russia and the harmless fly-by of
an asteroid at a record distance from Earth last week.
Steve Hughes, the RSPB
site manager at Ham Wall, said: "This past week we've been
finding piles of this translucent jelly dotted around the reserve.
"(It is) always
on grass banks away from the water's edge. They are usually about
10cm (4in) in diameter.
"We've asked
experts what it might be, but as yet no one is really sure. Whatever
it is, it's very weird."
Tony Whitehead, an
RSPB spokesman for the South West, added: "Although we don't
know what it actually is, similar substances have been described
previously.
"In records
dating back to the 14th Century it's known variously as star jelly,
astral jelly or astromyxin.
"In folklore it
is said to be deposited in the wake of meteor showers."
One of the more
favoured explanations is that it is a form of cyanobacteria called
Nostoc.
Others suggest that it
is the remains of the regurgitated innards of amphibians such as
frogs and toads, and of their spawn.
Alternatively, it may
be related to the intriguingly named crystal brain fungus.
Mr Whitehead added:
"We've read a few articles now, and much speculation.
"One suggested it
was neither animal nor plant, and another that it didn't contain DNA,
although it does give the appearance of something 'living'.
"Our reserve team
will be looking out for the slime over the next few days, but if
anyone can offer any explanations we'd be glad to hear."
The public are being
warned not to touch the mystery substance, and to inform nature
reserve staff if they spot any.
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