(meteorobs) Why do some meteors appear to zig-zag?

[Marco Langbroek]

> This meteor is found on page 90 of the August 1997 issue of Sky &
> Telescope.
>
> - Pierre

Are there details of the photographic method given? An often seen error with
novice meteor photographers who use a rotating shutter for the first time,
is that the shutter and the camera are not well-isolated from each other,
causing the camera to vibrate due to the shutter motor. This creates very
nice sinuous meteor trails, which however are not real but
equipment-induced.

- Marco

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Dr Marco Langbroek
Dutch Meteor Society (DMS)
Leiden, the Netherlands
52.15896 N, 4.48884 E (WGS 84)

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