[meteorite-list] Astro Mikes meteor streak Photo

From: Kelly Beatty <jkellybeatty_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:09:27 -0700
Message-ID: <F215D609237C4986829A84D2C453DCDE_at_NightSkyGuy>

folks...

one more thing: I have a copy of Mike's original photo. please go to
http://twitpic.com/a2r6y , where I've posted a portion of it. copy it, enlarge
it, and examine the two phenomena marked with arrows.

there are two very faint streaks well to the lower right of the main set, and
there is a streak just to the upper left of the main set that is not moving
parallel to the others. how does a plane make streaks like that??

these unusual streaks -- combined with the facts that the photo was taken at
the correct time, in the correct portion of the sky, and with the correct
motion vector -- make a pretty convincing case for this being a fragmented
fireball.


clear skies,
Kelly

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Received on Mon 13 Jul 2009 01:09:27 AM PDT