[meteorite-list] NEW FALL?! Need help from the list.

Chris Peterson clp at alumni.caltech.edu
Sat Feb 16 10:26:34 EST 2008


I can't really make out the times very clearly. I wasn't sure if this
was true timelapse, or triggered timelapse. In the former case, it
obviously isn't a meteor of course. Good point about the Moon, which was
setting about that time just north of west. The green color is kind of
interesting.

Chris

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Chris L Peterson
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marco Langbroek" <marco.langbroek at wanadoo.nl>
To: "Meteorite List" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 3:36 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] NEW FALL?! Need help from the list.


> Look at the times in the video frames: I can't read the times in the 
> early frames with the object quite well, but it appears this object 
> was visible for at least an hour. Remember it is a time lapse 
> sequence, not a true real-time movie!
>
> This is much too long for a fireball.
>
> Frankly, I think it is just a time-lapse sequence of the moon 
> descending to the horizon.
>
> - Marco




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