Excellent work, Rob! What says the fellow who took it now that he knows it's not a meteor? Bob
On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 3:39 PM, Rob Matson<[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
