(meteorobs) Meteorobs - skipping meteors -Addendum

[Chris Peterson]

I wouldn't say that the meteor is visible after ablation stops. If the 
meteor is hot enough to be visible, it's certainly still ablating. If 
you don't have ablation, you have dark flight.

Chris

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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com


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Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Meteorobs - skipping meteors -Addendum


> You have a number of points Chris.
>
> My thoughts were predicated on the exit angle is only slightly less 
> than the entry angle even though the highest point of travel was 60 
> degrees from the observing site. And even more because the meteor is 
> still visible as a traveling point of light long after ablation has 
> stopped.
>
> Perhaps the second operational Sentinel site will allow for the 
> measurements which could decide whether we have a potential  earth 
> crossing object, skipping object, or normal fireball.
>
> It certainly is a remarkable event.
>
> http://www.spaceweather.com/swpod2007/14sep07/sandia1.mov
>
> YCSentinel