(meteorobs) Strange fireball photograph from 1994

[Stuart McDaniel]

I would say as it was fragmenting it rotated to move the trail higher up.


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Stuart McDaniel
Lawndale, NC 
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Cleve. Co. Astronomical Society

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From: LEO STACHOWICZ 
Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 5:29 PM
To: Meteor science and meteor observing 
Subject: (meteorobs) Strange fireball photograph from 1994

Hello all,

Here is an interesting photograph of a fireball I came across earlier. I can't remember ever having seen a meteor/fireball photograph like it. 

Towards the end of the fireball's path, the path appears to be "stepped". I don't think this is a photographic/scanner artifact or aliasing. The only thing that I can think of that might have caused this is fragmentation of the meteoroid. I'd be interested to hear what other meteorobs subscribers thoughts are on this one.

http://epod.usra.edu/blog/2011/01/fireball-breakup.html

(click on the photograph for a larger version)

Clear skies,
Leo



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