Addition to Re: (meteorobs) Video meteors from Italy the 10-11/8/2005

[Marco Langbroek]

Hi again Karl,

I realized that "trail" can also refer to the dust trail some bright bolides 
leave in their wake. These are rare indeed.

So "trail" can refer to:
- the actual meteor, or;
- the persistent train (see previous message), or;
- a dust trail left by a bolide.

So its a very ambiguous term if not explicitly specified.

I think you can safely assumme that if a regular meteor report reports "trails", 
it is in the meaning of "persistent train".

- Marco

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Dr Marco Langbroek
Dutch Meteor Society (DMS)

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