(meteorobs) meteorobs Digest, Vol 6, Issue 14

Stuart Saunders stuart21 at gmail.com
Mon Nov 21 01:23:03 EST 2011


>
> "The trace near the Moon is too long to appear on a single frame if it
> were meteoric in origin, and that doesn't explain the synchronous flashes
> elsewhere in the frame"
>
> Also, why does it appear to radiate from the moon?  - coincidence?



> If it were a cosmic ray striking CCD, it would hit a most one -  two
> pixels, as detector is presumably almost square to the moon.



> Or, is the cosmic ray hitting atmosphere, causing a light flash which
> would therefore having 'length', being picked up by the CCD?


What is the almost colinear, simultaneous flash be at lower middle?

(Not doubting cosmic ray hypothesis, just looking for a consistent
explanation)
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