| Leonids 2001 ( Korea). Man
and Fireball - Video Stills Sequence " .... I was adjusting the video recording lens for a low angle shot. Against the backdrop of the starry night, the silhouette of my night watch companion was plainly visible ( bottom right). Then a hot 'head' appeared below Saturn-Aldebaran - climaxed in a bright ball of white flash. " |
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Clockwise from Upper Left - a) Leonid fireball developed close to center of frame. b) the characteristic shock bow then developed c) The circular fireball swelled to ~x 2 size dimmed and d) broken into two portions with tail still visible. If you look at the video timestamp the second stayed at 38 for the whole duration. So this is another sub- one second fireball. (Time in UT.) |
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- yKChia Jan 18 2003. Or watch this short clip (1.7Mb) to see for yourself how during my lens adjustment resulting in field rotation - a meteor appeared and then followed by the biggie above. |
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