I was also thinking that at the altitude of a typical passenger airplane the curvature of the earth is not quite so apparent. :)
Best, Steve Steve Witt IMCA #9020 http://imca.cc/ ----- Original Message ----- From: Bob King <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Cc: Sent: Friday, December 9, 2011 5:16 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Picture Of Meteorite From An Airplane Window ? Hi all, I thought even large meteors go dark below about 30 miles. He's in a plane no more than 8 miles high and looking down or across the "meteor". No way is it real. Bob On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 4:03 PM, karmaka <[email protected]> wrote: > Real or fake? That is the question.... > > "Picture Of Meteorite From An Airplane Window" by John Colbensen (published > 8th December 2011) > > http://www.nowpublic.com/environment/picture-meteorite-airplane-window-0 > > http://www.buzzfeed.com/willio/picture-of-meteorite-from-an-airplane-window-460x > > "Using an underexposed fisheye lens, photographer John Colbensen manages to > capture this unbelievable moment while on vacation." > > John Colbensen: http://1x.com/artist/2844 > > If this image was real, it would be a sensation. > > It somehow does look too perfect to be real, doesn't it? > > What do you think? > > Best regards > > Martin > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Postfach fast voll? Jetzt kostenlos E-Mail Adresse @t-online.de sichern und > endlich Platz für tausende Mails haben. > http://www.t-online.de/email-kostenlos > > > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
