stash Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Hi All, forget the quality etc but do you chaps think that this is a meteor. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9aHac2P5RgVZmwydGxYMkxGV1U/view?usp=sharing this is what a plane trail looks like on same night /lens/shutter etc https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9aHac2P5RgVZDk1Vlh4OV93SGM/view?usp=sharing this is what a star looks like(Stop laughing) https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9aHac2P5RgVamdKTElCOUdzZFE/view?usp=sharing Cannon fd lens 28mm 1:2.8 attached to Raspberry pi using software called Meteotux_pi (rolling stack) using Exposure:0.5s/frame Duration:10s/picture Dynamic range compression:high Opening camera Starting capture Frame length 499460us Pictured East 30 degrees elavation thru double glazing and secondary glazing plus mr Blobby right above at about 180 degrees (ie south) Usually I spot the lights of the plane but thought this was different but I am not holding my breathe . Comments (good or bad or Jokes) accepted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyaardvark Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Nice one Clive I would guess at an Iridium flare (?) as it is quite uniform in shape.... gradually getting brighter and then gradual decrease. I have captured one before on some timelapse photography I was doing. I think some meteorites could also look quite a bit like this (e.g. those that just graze the atmosphere) as well but often expect a less uniform increase/decrease as they often more suddenly burn up at or near the end. I'll try and dig out my photo and share it here. I'm sure others will be along to confirm and add their thoughts. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philjay Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Another vote for sattellite spining Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perkil8r Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Iridium flare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+RonC Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 As above! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stash Posted December 9, 2014 Author Share Posted December 9, 2014 According to heavens above the timimg is out by 2hrs (1hr ? UTC to GMT)- my photo was taken at about 3.00am and they say about 5.00am (UTC). The location was about right and my 30 degree's was a guess. However after comparing the photo's to others Flares (all better quality) its got the classic shape. Pity I didn't leave my Samsung SCB2000 running to get a second AVI but i go thru too much disc space unless I tell sharp cap to miss x frames . Oh well thanks at least its not another plane - thanks guys. thinking of putting it all in the caravan and use the skylight as a window Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Nice one Clive. It looks like an Iridium flare. If you were taking a sequence, you'd pick up the satellite in the adjacent images, sometimes the first two images, then the flare, then the remaining two. If the exps were long enough, you could work out a sense check on the time of the total streak/trail. A meteor would be over in a second or two, and often much less. A satellite trail would last for much longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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