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jjjnettie
25-03-2012, 07:07 PM
I missed seeing this with my own eyes, luckily I had the camera up and running capturing a time lapse at the time.
Looking at the close up of the meteor, it started out green and then you can see where it exploded and turned golden.
John and Rod might be able to give their own eye witness account here. :)
Rodstar
25-03-2012, 07:23 PM
Hi Jeanette,
It was the brightest bollide I have witnessed in my 8 or so years of observing.
I was up my ladder with the Mary Rose facing to the south (away from the origin) as it came across the sky. I became aware of it because of the bright light it cast against my scope, I looked up, and saw it just before it burst into a bright flash. After the bright flash it disappeared almost immediately. It was, to my eyes, green and gold.
A truly awesome moment with the universe.
So glad you caught it on film jjj!
Quark
25-03-2012, 07:28 PM
What a great catch there Jeanette, an amazing sight indeed.
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Trevor
Wow, a beautiful image, well done!!!
Shiraz
25-03-2012, 07:47 PM
wow, what a catch - congrats. regards Ray
Lester
25-03-2012, 07:56 PM
That is a Classic Catch JJ.
iceman
25-03-2012, 08:12 PM
Stunning!
h0ughy
25-03-2012, 08:15 PM
nice one jjj, did it fizzle and hiss or make any sound?
Derek Klepp
25-03-2012, 09:05 PM
Fantastic
StephenM
25-03-2012, 09:28 PM
Excellent capture jjj! Any magnitude estimates?
Cheers,
Stephen
stardust steve
25-03-2012, 09:53 PM
the right palce, right time and dedication all payed off now you have a rare moment of magic to keep. Very bright and sharp, looks like a huge fire javelin.
Well done:thumbsup:
erick
25-03-2012, 10:01 PM
Marvellous capture, Jeanette :thumbsup:
spacezebra
25-03-2012, 10:18 PM
Excellent capture JJJ, looks like the skies were stunnning.
Cheers Petra d.
von Tom
25-03-2012, 10:24 PM
Top shot!
Clayton
25-03-2012, 11:09 PM
Amazing!!!
cybereye
26-03-2012, 07:09 AM
Incredible! :eyepop:
Mario
prokyon
26-03-2012, 08:10 AM
Wow, a very special one! Great!!
Talk about accidentally having your camera set to the right place and the right time.... oh my Nettie.... the skies really do look after you!
Fantastic shot and keepsake.:eyepop:
astroron
26-03-2012, 10:40 AM
Pretty Cool There JJJ:cool::cool::cool: Brilliant :eyepop:
Cheers:thumbsup:
xstream
26-03-2012, 06:49 PM
Hi Jeanette,
Yes!!!!!!! What a brilliant bollide it was, as Rod has said green to gold? or gold to green I seem to remember it as, doesn't really matter.
I was lying back eye balling Eta Carina when I caught the flash "Wow", it was bright. Then to see it trail fragments behind, it was awesome.
I'm so glad you managed to capture it as I said at the time, "I'm sure Jeanette is imaging that part of the sky". :thumbsup:
Deeno
26-03-2012, 10:20 PM
WOW!
Great catch.
One for the pool room..........
Tamtarn
28-03-2012, 09:58 AM
Spectacular catch Jeanette!
Fantastic record of a magic moment!
Barb
rogerg
28-03-2012, 12:28 PM
That's one amazingly bright fireball to show up that well in a shot!
jjjnettie
28-03-2012, 01:34 PM
I wish I had seen it with my own eyes Roger. It would have been awesome. :)
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