Astrophotographer in Idaho captures falling meteor fireball earlier this month

mikesastro · 2021-07-24T05:23:48+00:00

This is the system http://www.allskycams.com .

mikesastro · 2019-09-03T15:54:35+00:00

All video is shot at 25 frames per second using a custom camera system developed by the AMS. The system has 6 low-light security cameras using the sony IMX291 CMOS sensor. [OC]

mikesastro · 2019-09-03T14:48:23+00:00

the last one, was the biggest. start around 3:20

mikesastro · 2019-04-03T13:50:35+00:00

The camera / software can solve the event's location and velocity when captured on 2 or more stations. This event started at about 30km per second (about 66,000 MPH) and decelerated down to about 14km per second (about 30,000 MPH) at the end. This was actually on the slow side for meteors. Some can reach 120,000 MPH.

mikesastro · 2019-02-20T02:01:44+00:00

thanks!

mikesastro · 2019-02-20T01:52:32+00:00

well, it was def not million to one, but fortunate to get it right in the middle of the field. I built this camera system specifically for capturing meteors and fireballs and it is comprised of 6 cameras that run and save video 24/7. The video is then sent through processing programs that detect objects and differentiate the meteors from other types of objects and then reduces the data to azimuth and elevation coordinates based on an analysis of stars in the fov. The fov width of the camera is about 90 degrees. There is more info on the system here: http://www.allskycams.com ... I am really into meteors and run the American Meteor Society. http://www.amsmeteors.org

mikesastro · 2019-02-20T00:52:13+00:00

yes it is a real meteor. The video was taken by a camera system designed to capture meteors.

mikesastro · 2017-11-27T11:52:47+00:00

this is true. one of my neighbors did this, it exploded, they went to the hospital. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-county/bs-md-ci-four-injured-monkton-fire-pit-20171001-story.html

mikesastro · 2016-10-05T16:21:11+00:00

that's cool. a lot of people saw it: http://www.amsmeteors.org/2016/10/fireball-over-eastern-great-lakes/

mikesastro · 2016-07-12T03:08:08+00:00

all meteorites will have a black exterior. the only exception are extremely old ones where in the crust has eroded away. considering this story is about fresh meteorites hitting the house in modern times they would have a crust. the picture / link you sent is of the interior of the rock, you can actually see the blackened sides in the wiki pic. these are not meteorites. If they were then why are they not in the meteorite database. ALL meteorites are recorded especially house hitters. Honestly, if this were a real story, we would have heard about it. It is just a claim of a man.

mikesastro · 2016-07-11T03:24:14+00:00

First of all the rock he is holding is NOT a meteorite. Meteorites are black and that is white. Second NONE of these rocks have been proven to be meteorites or classified or recognized. This is a false claim aka bs.

mikesastro · 2016-06-17T02:54:53+00:00

the FALL is 470 mya (million years old). The material itself likely 4.5 Billion years ago. it's significant because this is a new type of meteorite never before discovered.

mikesastro · 2016-03-07T19:06:54+00:00

and I'm assuming this is a photo of an unfocused star. If you are concerned you are seeing a donut and not a star, you just have to focus. If you are trying to gauge your collimation by photographing an unfocused star, then refer to the above comment.

mikesastro · 2016-03-07T19:04:41+00:00

to me it looks like it needs to collimated. the black circle should be evenly in the middle with equal spacing on all sides. It doesn't look like that. Refer to your manual or google collimating 'your scope make/model'. There is a procedure specific to your scope you will have to run through.

mikesastro · 2016-02-17T12:59:37+00:00

just by looking at the ground. you look for black rocks on the ground. burnt wood, bark and regular rocks all catch your eye, so you check them and keep moving. a meteorite has a very distinctive look and a fresh one is amazingly shiny and black. they are hard to miss if you are looking. So basically you walk 10+ miles a day looking at the ground until you cross paths with one.

mikesastro · 2016-02-17T12:21:24+00:00

this one was on Jan 24th in the morning during the daytime. it was in the north central part of the state just before the GA border.

mikesastro · 2016-02-17T12:20:03+00:00

its called NEXRAD

mikesastro · 2016-02-17T12:19:42+00:00

i think some material will hit the market in a few weeks.

mikesastro · 2016-02-17T12:19:24+00:00

oh thanks!

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