[meteorite-list] Is this an unusual meteor photo?

From: Joe Kerchner <skyrockmeteorites_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:37:26 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <939183.79081.qm_at_web43415.mail.sp1.yahoo.com>

Hello listees,
   I was taking pictures trying to capture a meteor on camera, I have taken a couple thousand pictures in all and have not been lucky enough to catch one yet. I did catch this the other day, I am 100% sure it is not a plane, jet or anything like that. It looks like a meteor, but the path boggles my mind. It take a path that is not 100% straight, could it still be a meteor? The beginning and the end both fade and you can see the center of the beginning is white and the possible meteor is yellow.
   I was out with my daught watching the sky and taking photos that night, for this particular photo I was not looking, we were talking, I did not see it until the picture was already taken. Is it possible the shape or an explosion could have changed the trajectory or could it be an illusion from the camera?

http://illinoismeteorites.com/cgi-bin/board/YaBB.pl?num=1249955690

   Any comments are welcomed and appreciated. Either here or on the forum.

Best Wishhes,
Joe Kerchner
http://illinoismeteorites.com
http://skyrockcafe.com



      
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