[meteorite-list] Astro Mikes meteor streak Photo

From: Mike Bandli <fuzzfoot_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:21:58 -0700
Message-ID: <C9634BB0FF80416A9F7D2D77FD9A6A5E_at_Bandli1>

That's an interesting assessment, Dean. I have captured numerous aircraft on
long exposure and they all have strobes and appear as segmented lines. This
one certainly does not, though it may be so close that it is not showing the
break in strobes. Either way, it's definitely something to ponder,
especially since it could throw a search area off by many, many miles.

Mike Bandli


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bessey
Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 4:00 PM
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Subject: [meteorite-list] Astro Mikes meteor streak Photo


I hate to be a party pooper when everybody is all excited about having a
photo of a meteor fall but astro mikes photo shown on his webpage here:
http://www.mikesastrophotos.com/
Is not exactly all that it is cracked up to be.
Reporters are renouned for not properly checking their info in an effort to
get a scoupe but somebody deserves a raspberry over this one and at least
somebody should have seen this photo for what it is before newspapers
started printing it.
The greenish streak is a starboard (right) wingtip nav light, the centre red
is the rotating anti-collision beacon, and the red streak is the port (left)
wingtip nav light. The two brighter white centre lights are the landing
lights or maybe white tracking lights depending on what type of aircraft it
is. It would have been flying up the photo to the left of the observer.
There was a slight wind making the pilot crab into the wind which explains
the non perfect parellel lines.
The photo has quite a bit of dust and mike needs his CCD chip cleaned.
Basically, While he was inside waiting the the long exposure photo to finish
an aircraft flew through his image.
Cheers
DEAN


      
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