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  • 31-08-2011 10:03PM
    #1
    John mac
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    anyone notice anything peculiar about this photo of a meteorite ?
    its from the RTE website.

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  • #2
    Calibos
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    That its not a picture of a meteorite. Its a picture of a meteorite STORM !!! ;):D


  • #3
    maguffin
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    Judging by the curvature of the 'meteorite' trails I would say it is actually a time-lapse photo of the night sky showing the typical revolution around the Pole star.

    open to correction, of course!

    maguffin


  • #4
    Cú Giobach
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    John mac wrote: »
    anyone notice anything peculiar about this photo of a meteorite ?
    its from the RTE website.
    What meteorite? :)


  • #5
    John mac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,179 ✭✭✭John mac


    maguffin wrote: »
    Judging by the curvature of the 'meteorite' trails I would say it is actually a time-lapse photo of the night sky showing the typical revolution around the Pole star.

    open to correction, of course!

    maguffin

    my point exactly :)


  • #6
    Calibos
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    Calibos wrote: »
    That its not a picture of a meteorite. Its a picture of a meteorite STORM !!! ;):D
    John mac wrote: »
    my point exactly :)

    My point too, mine was just funnier or too subtle depending on your point of view :D


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  • #7
    Seanie M
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    I reckon it's your typical time lapse photo (around 20 minutes) of star trails and that the bright object is in fact Jupiter if taken in August. It is definitely NOT a meteor streaking across the photograph. Any meteor or fireball has tapered ends when captured in this way in a photo. The bright object is sharply defined, so considering it's brightness, I reckon it's Jupiter. I think the Andromeda Galaxy is the fuzzy line with a star (trail) next to lower-left near the horizon.

    Seanie.


  • #8
    Calibos
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    Preachin' to the converted Seanie..... :D


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