| Dec 24 2005 11:12pm- Xmas Eve. Waiting for 02-003E , 28243(W to N pass) close to alpha Sculptor. I hit the recording button when I saw the first flash ( flash#0). The peak-hold image below showed 10 flashes. Note the alternative bright and dim flash in the sequence. P=7.77 seconds | |
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A 'pearly' meteor and a 'late nite' tumbling satellite... |
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| Dec 20 2005 10:23pm - A -2 magnitude slow meteor crossed the video FOV. The 1.125 seconds transversal de-interlaced 'peak-hold' image revealed the closely spaced meteor nucleus . Watch the video here ( 2.0 Mb) | |
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A single frame grab showing the meteor's long thin plasma jet and rather flat shell front. |
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| 10:51pm the same night MDS 1 Fairing 1 02-003D, 28237 was found by accident. A series of same file size 49.1 Mb and x3 equal time stamp interval of 25 seconds ( 22:51:00, 22:51:25, 22:51:50:22:52:14) alerted me to check. Indeed each avi played back showed a x1 flash. Skymap plot found 28237 matching the trajectory perfectly but I have a problem: the flash timings reported in PPAS were 8+seconds. Private communication with Ed Cannon revealed that he had seen similar 24+ flashing timing sequences in 2002. | |
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| (Above) A single event flash ( boxed detection) of MDS 1 ( Below) Skymap plot. | |
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