(meteorobs) Meteor captured over Loch Ness

[Chris Peterson]

That's a very interesting picture. Consumer camera fireball images 
normally show the meteor itself as fully or nearly saturated. The same 
here, but unless I'm missing something, this meteor is reflected in the 
lake at a much lower intensity, allowing us to see something of the 
actual color progression as the body descended deeper into the 
atmosphere. We usually only see this effect visually (not often 
described accurately) or in spectroscopic data. I don't think I've ever 
encountered an image quite like this.

Chris

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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
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On 3/16/2015 8:39 AM, Alex Daskalakis wrote:
> Hello all
> Being a dry season in terms of meteors, I found this gem taken on Sunday
> 15/3 by a well-placed tourist + camera visiting Loch Ness
>
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-31904273
>
> Best regards,
> Alex SV1NZX