Micro Meteor Explodes
Taken by Jan Curtis on November 18, 2014 @ Near Santa Fe, NM
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Nikon d7000, Nikkor 85mm f/1.4 @ f/5.6, exposure 140s. Near IC 1396 and Garnet Star. Field of view ~15x7.5 degrees. Don't believe this was a satellite since it wasn't in my next immediately sequenced image. Estimate explosion magnitude -3.
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No doubt it is a satellite (or space junk) flare
Posted by eirexas 2014-11-20 12:00:19
Eirexas is right. Think about it this way. You are way zoomed in at 85mm with a 140 second exposure. Do you really think a satellite will not move across the field of view in that time? You can see its point of entry and flare- it is 100% a small satellite.
Posted by GangnamStyle 2014-11-20 15:24:36
 
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