Hi Jason and List, The mystery was solved earlier today. The bright, trailed object is beta Octans (near the celestial south pole). The 6+ additional trails in the image are due to stars a few degrees outside of the initial field of view that later slide across the image as the pointing slews to the lower left. I've tentatively identified these stars as:
xi Octans (m 5.35) HD 216239 (m 8.17) HD 218559 (m 6.41) HD 219090 (m 8.13) HD 219125 (m 8.22) HD 219358 (m 8.37) and possibly HD 218108 (m 6.12) Bottom line: not a meteor. To convince yourself in about 5 seconds, go to the following link: http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=49164&highlight=meteor&p age=5 and open the thumbnail in post #81. --Rob -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of Jason Utas Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 1:29 PM To: Meteorite-list Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Aussie Photographs Meteor Through Telescope:NOT Hola All, It's a nine-second exposure - why not a satellite? I don't know if a long-term exposure of a satellite would result in a "wiggly" line, but if it is as Elton says, possibly the result of the photographic equipment used - well, any thoughts? Regards, Jason ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
