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Re: (meteorobs) Re: Nebulous, different from diffuse meteors?





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> Od: Nick Martin <bonnyton@ednet.codot uk>

> >Leonid peak (the "fireball shower" of 1998), I saw something quite different
> >which also fits Jure's description of "a clear central condensation and a coma
> >or an outer envelope of some sort". Several fireballs during that incredible
> >night were NOT nebulous - they had distinct, sharp edges. Yet the heads of
> these
> >meteors displayed clear comae (sometimes "annular", with central darker areas),
> >surrounding a more intense, "meteor-like" inner head. This shower was seen
> >through mostly cloudy conditions for me, however - so maybe the traditional
> >explanation still applies to my "different" nebulous meteors?
The explanation with a bright meteor seen through high clouds appearing as 
a nebulous meteor seems reasonable... ...the only thing is that I recorded that
(+4 mag) nebulous meteor in a very clear sky...


Clear skies!

Jure A.
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