[Prev][Next][Index][Thread]
Re: (meteorobs) APOD Picture of Wales Fireball!
The Wales photograph reminds me of the famous meteor of March 24, 1933,
from which were deposited the Pasamonte meteorites. Charles M. Brown
ran outside at the time being startled by a bright light, opened his
camera and aimed at the bright afterglow in the sky. The subsequent
pictures looks exactly how the layman would imagine a fireball: a big
sphere, bright spot at the front, and a waving tail behind. That picture,
of course was created as much by the photographer's actions as by the
phenomenon on the sky. Although the Wales photograph is sharp and
beautiful, it is similar to Brown's classic picture in that a fireball's
afterglow was portrayed as being the fireball itself. You can find
Brown's picture in Nininger's books and even in relatively modern
publications as being presented as the picture of a fireball.
-Peter
..........................................................................
Peter Jenniskens
The SETI Institute e-mail: pjenniskens@mail.arc.nasadot gov
2035 Landings Drive tel: (650) 966-8117 or 604-3086
Mountain View, CA 94043 fax: (650) 961-9705
http://leonid.arc.nasadot gov
http://aio.arc.nasadot gov/~leonid/
The archive and Web site for our list is at http://www.meteorobs.org
To stop getting all email from the 'meteorobs' lists, use our Webform:
http://www.meteorobs.org/subscribe.html
Follow-Ups: