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Plane Lites in a chopper was (meteorobs) Re: Iridiums Sites



In a message dated 98-02-16 09:51:13 EST, you write:

<< Unfortunatly blinking lights can mimic a chopped image, so that can really
be a problem, especially toward dawn when the redeye and freight flights start
rolling in every minute or two. >>


Well not really Wayne. Planes do leave blinking trail on film but unless their
strobe lites are in rythm with the chopper's spin, they'll show up quite
different from a chopped meteor. 


Kevin, who seems to have dozens of NGC 747 :) photos