Master Cartographer
April 2015 - Apr 29, 2024 16:18:05 GMT
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Post by syzygy on Oct 17, 2017 8:42:50 GMT
 Tail of a Shooting Star.kmz (811 B) at first glance it resembles to a comet tail, but we know comets appearing and growing coma and tail only in interplanetary scenes and dimensions, so the first thought is that this must be a trail of a meteor, that just have been evaporating in the atmosphere. I would be very happy to be the first around here who spots such phenomenon in imagery database, but one question still remains: could this be just a lonely cirrus filament? share this here as find it odd anyhow... |
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March 2015 - May 1, 2023 4:20:37 GMT
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Post by diane9247 on Oct 26, 2017 2:04:07 GMT
If only that old image strip wasn't there, it might help. I'm no scientist, but it looks more like there was an 'object with a mission,' such as a meteor or comet. That is just the visual impression it gives me.  |
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Newbie
November 2017 - Feb 25, 2018 11:32:12 GMT
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Post by svdr on Nov 10, 2017 15:28:56 GMT
Sorry. Meteors typically burn up at around 100km altitude. Ordinary cirrus...
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Master Cartographer
April 2015 - Apr 29, 2024 16:18:05 GMT
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Post by syzygy on Nov 13, 2017 7:21:32 GMT
Sorry. ... Ordinary cirrus... bah! -quite was sure, still this "ordinary" hurts!(: welcome anyway and feel yourself the very best good around GEC forums! thanks for (reg. and) post! g |
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March 2015 - May 1, 2023 4:20:37 GMT
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Post by diane9247 on Nov 19, 2017 10:32:33 GMT
Aww, what a disappointment! I really liked the idea of seeing a meteor on GE!  |
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