>
> >
> > > Exciting day yesterday as I started working my way
> > > through the last three rolls of Kodachrome that came
> > > back from processing in Kansas over a year ago.
> > > I'll eventually put together a "best of" effort
> > > gallery, but I noticed a strange phenom in this one:
> > >
> > > http://myweb.uiowa.edu/jfwilcox
> > >
> > > I had forgotten that any such thing was on this roll
> > > until I saw it again. The falling light is not an
> > > artifact on this one particular slide because I
> > > managed to catch it on two slides. It is obviously
> > > "out there" because it is reflected in the water.
> > > It must be something akin to a sun dog, but I've
> > > never seen anything like it before or since.
> > >
> > > Not as fun as a Moose-Mystery, but I'd appreciation
> > > a learned explanation if anyone has one.
> > >
> >
> > It looks to me like you've caught a pretty good sized
> > fireball breaking up. Nice photo!
> >
>
>
> Yup. I'm pretty sure it's a bolide aka fireball.
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolide#Bolide>
>
After looking at both photos I'm also certain that it's a beloid, quite
likely a comet fragment or some other large chunk of ice.
Could also be a whale or a pot of petunias.
Chris
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