(meteorobs) Meteor and possible red sprite intersection

[Stuart McDaniel]

That is an awesome capture.............




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Stuart McDaniel
Lawndale, NC 
Secr., 
Cleve. Co. Astronomical Society

IMCA #9052
Sirius Meteorites

Node35 - Sentinel All Sky

http://spacerocks.weebly.com

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-----Original Message----- 
From: Thomas Ashcraft 
Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 2:46 PM 
To: Global Meteor Observing Forum 
Subject: (meteorobs) Meteor and possible red sprite intersection 

While doing red sprite observing on May 20, 2012 I captured one image of 
sprites that appear to be intersecting with meteors. Interestingly, 
sprites may have a connection to space dust and meteors and there are 
some research papers on the subject.

I posted an image that was taken with a modified Canon XS DSLR which has 
near infrared sensitivity and also a video with ELF-VLF and 2.5 MHz 
radio emissions.
http://www.heliotown.com/Sprite_May_20_2012_044541UT.html

In the video the tallest sprite element has a bend at the top possibly 
towards the meteor trail.

Here are a couple of sprite/Meteor research paper links:
http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/1999/1999JD900962.shtml
http://www.mendeley.com/research/meteor-trails-columniform-sprites-4/

Thomas Ashcraft in New Mexico
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