I have to say that it looks like a star that has been slewed off screen, though it's a bit hard to tell with the low res jpeg. It seems to have some PE in its trail.
i am a bit dissapointed that some are doubting this photo.
It is simply a "chance shot",i was taking long exposures of ngc253,i han just taken a 10 minute shot,and was about to do another,i didnt think i had fired the camera,so checked by pressin button,i had infact previously fired,but wasnt sure,so by doing so the second time,ended the 9 second exposure which captured the meteor,pure chance,lucky shot.i went on to take the next long exposure of 253.
If there is any doubt,i can produce witnesses,that were with me at the time,i took this at astro fest.
Mike,you say its not bright enough,well given the above valification,what is it.
There are plenty of stars in back ground that DO NOT TRAIL
Last edited by hotspur; 25-08-2009 at 07:43 AM.
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i am a bit dissapointed that some are doubting this photo.
Hi Chris
I don’t think that anyone is questioning your integrity at all; the questions raised are just trying to investigate other possible alternatives and this can be quite healthy and helpful in these instances.
For example, I posted a photo of what I thought was a comet, using my Canon 40D and 400mm F5.6L lens and upon further discussion, it was shown to be lens flare, or more specifically, flare from my UV filter!
Please don't think I was doubting the shot, I was only commenting (as I do) about what it reminded me of, certainly it looked like the ol' Asteroids game I used to play in the Milkbar when I was a whippersnapper.
Trying to be funny, so I apologise if it came off as though I thought it wasnt genuine.
It is certainly unusual,the tail trail is slightly wiggly.
Hi Chris
A "wiggly" tail is typical of a meteor. When out observing and I see a bright meteor I quickly move the scope around to where the meteor shot through to see if I can see the smoke trail left behind and when I can it is typically a spirally structure. Sometimes you can watch it for tens of seconds before it dissipates with the high winds, but these have to be really bright bolide types.
