Re: (SNES) Perseid?

[gary_a_weston@us.ibm.com]

I figured a satellite too. Even if the picture was taken with a wide-angle 
or fisheye lens, the background stars and trails would have warped too.. 
The satellite trail bends oddly.  I'd also expect a perseid's trail to be 
more 'fuzzy' than a solid white line. A few people in the ATMob list were 
talking about this. Kinda funny a newspaper (i think they said it was the 
Globe), would publish the picture and call it a Perseid.  Also note the 
change in brightness along the line. It seems to suddenly get brighter at 
one point and stay constant for a distance (could be the film).

Hehe, maybe someone pulled a fast one and wanted to get something in the 
paper. :)

Gary






"Les Lytton" <Starman@SAMnet.net>
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Looks like a satellite trail to me, with a periodic tumble rate.  Anyone
else with a different opinion?

Les Lytton


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From: gary_a_weston@us.ibm.com <gary_a_weston@us.ibm.com>
To: snegazers@brainiac.com <snegazers@brainiac.com>
Date: Thursday, August 15, 2002 12:49
Subject: (SNES) Perseid?


>I thought i'd share this..
>
>A little discussion has been going around about an article and a 
'picture'
>that is supposedly that of a Perseid. Somehow I doubt it, as does a 
number
>of others.   Take a look at the picture.. what you think?
>
>Gary
>
>http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/020813/170/213b1.html
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