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Originally Posted by multiweb
Great report Dennis. I also would have thought that the jagged path is related to the rotation of the body. I've seen pics and trails of tumbling satellites before giving the impression of a wobbly tail when it's in fact differences in illumination over the surface of the object.
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Thanks Marc – that is an interesting observation that I hadn’t considered as I thought that the energy dynamics to sustain the tumbling of a 300-700m sized asteroid would be enormous and would have dissipated over aeons to leave a more smooth passage through the skies. Just fanciful guesswork though!
Cheers
Dennis