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Re: (meteorobs) FW: Odd Meteor
Hello,
Another option is that it was a high altitude airplane. When at their
altitude ceiling (10 km approx.) they are not too bright. It can make a few
turns and then 'fade out' when turning away from you.
-Marco
At 03:06 1998-07-25 -0400, you wrote:
>Sounds like a satellite of modest brightness to me. They appear to jump
>around slightly as they move, an unexplained optical illusion or effect.
>But any sideways jump is measured in only a few minutes of arc, and the
>full moon is about 30 minutes of arc across. No problem with moving "up"
>for either satellites or meteors -- they would be moving or falling toward a
>point behind you. Fading out of view means the satellite entered the
>earth's shadow. Meteors are moving much faster and don't show this optical
>effect.
>
>>From: Susan Kind
>
>>we saw a star moving through
>>the night. It was the same small size as all many of the other stars,
>>not too bright. The only oddity is it was moving upwards, it made an
>>exaggerated zip to the right, went straight up, made a zip to the left
>>and faded out of view. Could you please tell me if this was a meteor?
>>And is this "normal" activity for a meteor?
>>
>>Thank you very much for your help.
>>
>>Susan
>
>Norman
>
>
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