Some preliminary results on the earthgrazing #fireball of yesterday morning, from Dutch all-sky #meteor camera images.
Rare case of a meteor that definitely went in and out of the atmosphere again! Just like the famous 1972 Grand Tetons fireball
@MVerstraaten @cgbassa @Doenker
Even the meteors try to avoid our planet in 2020...
Note that the apparent "curve" does not mean it travelled on a curved trajectory. That "curve" in reality is due to the curved earth surface below the fireball!
The Dutch meteor camera network catched some 600 km of trajectory, but probaly missed the start and end! It went from horizon to horizon...
(image below is a stack of two images by @cgbassa)
Here is a preliminary map of the #fireball trajectory.
600+ km trajectory!
Note that for this special case, the "start" and "end" points are basically where it appeared above and disappeared below the horizon for the Dutch camera stations!
@MVerstraaten @cgbassa @Doenker
Preliminary orbit I calculate for this unusual 22 Sept #fireball: a short period cometary (Jupiter family) orbit:
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