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This is a closeup of the above image. The colors are very telling! (analysis left to meteor experts) |
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This is an (extended) closeup of the above image. The colors are very telling! (analysis left to meteor experts) |
frame #2 (11:20pm - 11:30pm PST, 11/16)![]() Click for HI-RES image |
NOTE: This is the SAME meteor, as recorded with the 14mm lens (see 14mm section), 20mm lens (see 20mm section) (foreshortened) BRIGHT fireball, with noticeable apex. The radiant is from Leo, which is just rising above the East horizon. Note the meteor-trail color: it starts out as green, brightens/thickens to red, & dissipates. The debris-trail (near the eastern-horizon) will be seen in the following shot |
frame #4 (11:30pm - 11:40pm PST, 11/16)![]() Click for HI-RES image |
NOTE: This is the SAME 50 degree meteor, as recorded with the 50mm camera-cluster (see 50mm section),7.5mm lens (see 7.5mm section), 14mm lens (see 14mm section), 20mm lens (see 20mm section) Note the LONG 50 deg meteor-trail, going East -> West. The meteor is travelling through the constellation Lynx, between Gemini & Ursa Major. The radiant is from Leo, which is just rising above the East horizon (the outline of Leo's sickle is drawn-in). Note the debris-trail near the eastern horizon (the remnants of the fireball in the above picture). |
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UNDER CONSTRUCTION: come back until Dec 1 for additional images |