Fireball Meteor at Ayers Rock


	Fireball Meteor at Ayers Rock

tabsey

6-28-2008 11:26 AM

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Look at that sky. No wonder I loved camping in central Australia.

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<B> Explanation: </B>
A weekend trip for astrophotography in central
<A href="http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070205.html">Australia</A> can
result in gorgeous skyscapes.
In this example recorded in March of 2006,
the center of our
<A href="http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap080503.html">Milky Way</A> Galaxy rises over planet Earth's
horizon and the large sandstone formation called Uluru,
also known as <A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uluru">Ayers Rock</A>.
After setting up two cameras to automatically image this
celestial scene in a series of exposures,
one through a wide-angle and the other through a telephoto lens,
photographer Joseph Brimacombe briefly turned his back
to set up other equipment.
To his surprise, the ground around him suddenly lit up with
the brilliant flash of a
<A href="http://www.amsmeteors.org/fireball/faqf.html">fireball meteor</A>.
To his delight, both cameras captured the
<A href="http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap991202.html">bright meteor</A>
streak.
Highlighted in the telephoto view (inset), the fireball trail
shines through cloud banks, just left of
<A href="http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap021030.html">Ayers Rock</A>.
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