(meteorobs) "flashbulb" type meteors?

Thomas Ashcraft ashcraft at heliotown.com
Sat Apr 18 09:52:47 EDT 2015


>
> Thomas,
>
> The Kappa Cygnids can produce “flashbulb” meteors. I’ve seen a few while
> watching the Perseids and they are definitely distinctive.
>
> - Carl
>

Thanks all for the info.

I might have a Kappa Cygnid in my archive:
See specimen #2.
http://www.heliotown.com/Fireballs_August_11_2008_Ashcraft.html

It made a dynamic radio reflection in stereo.  Movie with forward 
scatter here:
http://www.heliotown.com/FB20080811_kHE0330ut_Ashcraft.mp4

Thomas



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