I have been looking over this image (the Wales photo#1) for a while now, and have to ask this. In the story one of the boys shouts "the sun has exploded.." Then John looks up and snaps the pic. Ok what if John snapped the pic a second after the asteroid either blew apart or disintegrated leaving only a cloud of glowing plasma? Is this possible at all? The point at which he took the photo seems like its right after the main event not during as NASA seemed to first think. I ask because I remember watching the Leonoids a few years ago and some of the larger fireballs left glowing plasma trails that lingered for minutes. Either way I agree the pic is awesome and I don't think it was faked since another image has turned up, and there may be others out there still to turn up.
Just an idea,
Later,
Ron
