(meteorobs) Long path meteor -spiraling- *Magnified*

[Thomas Ashcraft]

> UPDATE:
>
> On 12/1/11 8:23 AM, Thomas Ashcraft wrote:
>> Dec 01, 2011  2:35:54 am MST.
>>
>> There was a very long path meteor over north-central New Mexico last
>> night.  Visible flight time lasted ~ 13 seconds.
>>
>> All-sky camera view with stereo forward scatter:   Movie.  1 MB  .mp4
>> format.
>>
>> http://www.heliotown.com/FBs20111201_093554ut_Ashcraft.mp4
>>
> Update to previous post:
>
> For further analysis I magnified this meteor in Final Cut Express (movie
> making software for Macs) and slowed it down and it is interesting to
> see this particular meteor clearly spiraling.
>
> Here is a longer movie that includes the magnification.  4 MB  .mp4 format
> http://www.heliotown.com/FBmagDec012011_093554ut_Ashcraft.mp4
>
> Thomas Ashcraft near Santa Fe

Further update:

Someone suggested that the apparent spiraling of the meteor may be 
interlacing artifacts and could also be frame grabber artifacts.

Any further analysis is welcome. Thank you.

Thomas in New Mexico