(meteorobs) Fw: Disintegrating meteor photos

[Swift, Wesley]

Larry,

	1) With a 28deg solar depression angle no part of an atmospheric
object will be sunlit.... 
	2) This means that the trail is an emission object, probably ionized
as you say
	3) I agree. Space debris is slow and can behave in this way, but:  
          	a) Is the oncoming trajectory consistent with prograde
debris?
		b) Was there significant debris reentry at that time?

Wes

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-----Original Message-----
From: meteorobs-bounces at meteorobs.org
[mailto:meteorobs-bounces at meteorobs.org] On Behalf Of Larry Wood
Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 10:53 PM
To: Global Meteor Observing Forum
Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Fw: Disintegrating meteor photos

> 
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am a regular reader of Your webpages.
>>
>> Last Saturday, I managed to photograph a disintegrating meteor 
>> through my telescope. You're welcome to visit my site and if you find 
>> them interesting you are welcome to use them, giving appropriate credit.
>>
>> More info is found at:
>>
>> http://www.geocities.com/astrog2/explosion.htm>
>>  .
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Geir Oye

The main body appears like it is sunlit. The train appears ionized.

Man made satellite and fuel ejection???  Maybe even too short of a track for
that.
Sun was 28° below horizon at that time.

Larry Wood
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