Re: [APML] OT: early Perseid? and spooky aurora

[Ray Butler <ray.butler@nuigalway.ie>]

Hi Stan,

Love the Alien Head aurora. Took me a moment to spot it, because classic 
alien symbolism is not so ingrained in the subconscious through popular 
culture here. (For some reason aliens have no interest whatsoever in 
abducting Europeans; must be because of all the garlic we eat (;-)).

As for the meteor, Stuart is right. Since the Perseid radiant is very 
close to the plane of the Milky Way great circle, then any Perseid seen 
further along the Milky Way would have to be moving almost parallel to 
it; your meteor is almost perpendicular to it.

Ray "getting awfully tempted by those digital cameras" Butler

Stan Richard wrote:

> 
> OT because I used digital.  I captured this star trails shot last 
> Thursday nite up in northern Wisconsin, right before the spooky aurora 
> display.  Is that a green ghost and alien head?
> 
> http://www.nightskyevents.com/6037_web.jpg
> 
> This must have been a pretty bright meteor, camera was set at ISO100 and 
> f/7.1, 60 minute exposure, facing due south as you can see the Milky Way 
> on the left.  Why is it you can always catch these things when you're 
> not trying?  No processing other than a slight crop.  What do you guys 
> think, Perseid or not?
> 
> http://www.nightskyevents.com/perseid_080504.jpg
> 
> 
> Stan Richard
> Events in the Night Sky
> www.nightskyevents.com
> 
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