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Sshannonwegsc reacted to deirdre's post in the thread Just saw what i thought was a comet...MN. [747 Contrail] with
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contrails are pretty cool too. besides the contrails formed from the engine 'exhaust' (water byproduct).. there are aerodynamic contrails which dont come from the engines but rather air pressure (the guys probably hate my none scientific... -
deirdre replied to the thread Just saw what i thought was a comet...MN. [747 Contrail].contrails are pretty cool too. besides the contrails formed from the engine 'exhaust' (water byproduct).. there are aerodynamic contrails which dont come from the engines but rather air pressure (the guys probably hate my none scientific... -
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deirdre reacted to shannonwegsc's post in the thread Just saw what i thought was a comet...MN. [747 Contrail] with Like.
Thanks guys! My husband and I had quite the laugh last night after I told him your answer . It's really awesome that you are doing this! Really, so cool!
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Sshannonwegsc reacted to Mick West's post in the thread Just saw what i thought was a comet...MN. [747 Contrail] with Like.
We'll need to see something. Maybe start with a screenshot?
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Sshannonwegsc reacted to deirdre's post in the thread Just saw what i thought was a comet...MN. [747 Contrail] with Like.
it might be easier to just upload the whole thing to youtube. or @Mick West is there a "how to" video thread that tells us what formats mb accepts and file size?
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Sshannonwegsc reacted to Mick West's post in the thread Just saw what i thought was a comet...MN. [747 Contrail] with Like.
I have updated this post to cover video: https://www.metabunk.org/threads/skydentify-guidelines-for-submitting-photos-and-videos.2618/
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Sshannonwegsc reacted to Eburacum's post in the thread Just saw what i thought was a comet...MN. [747 Contrail] with Like.
Your husband is right; it wasn't a comet. Comets don't move, at least they don't move fast enough for the movement to be visible. I've seen five different comets, and they stay effectively motionless over the course of a night, but you can see...
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Sshannonwegsc reacted to deirdre's post in the thread Just saw what i thought was a comet...MN. [747 Contrail] with Like.
can you check your space junk, satellite softwares and see if anything was visible (space wise) from her location?
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Sshannonwegsc reacted to Mick West's post in the thread Just saw what i thought was a comet...MN. [747 Contrail] with Like.
This sounds like a short sunlit contrail. https://www.metabunk.org/threads/more-strange-lights-in-the-sky-short-sunlit-contrails.2582/ http://contrailscience.com/short-sunlit-contrails-look-like-ufos/
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Sshannonwegsc reacted to Mick West's post in the thread Just saw what i thought was a comet...MN. [747 Contrail] with Like.
That's 100% an ordinary contrail. Condensation behind the plane, viewed at a shallow angle.
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Sshannonwegsc reacted to Mick West's post in the thread Just saw what i thought was a comet...MN. [747 Contrail] with Like.
I thought it looked like a 747. They have a distinctive, large double swoop of contrail. Flight AIH242, Reg HL7620. Air Zeta cargo flight...
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Sshannonwegsc reacted to deirdre's post in the thread Just saw what i thought was a comet...MN. [747 Contrail] with Like.
super simple explanation: water vapor from the engine freezes so looks white. just like our cars on winter mornings if the humidity is high enough, all that white stuff comes out of the cars mufflers. :) show off. so.. its not one that...
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Sshannonwegsc replied to the thread Just saw what i thought was a comet...MN. [747 Contrail].Thanks guys! My husband and I had quite the laugh last night after I told him your answer . It's really awesome that you are doing this! Really, so cool!
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Sshannonwegsc reacted to Mendel's post in the thread Just saw what i thought was a comet...MN. [747 Contrail] with Like.
I'd just like to say that's a good video, as clear and as long as can be, with date/time/location well documented (and direction can be derived from the sun). That made it easy to identify. But it'd also have been good evidence if it had been...
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Sshannonwegsc reacted to Mick West's post in the thread Just saw what i thought was a comet...MN. [747 Contrail] with Like.
Here's a video I took showing a similar contrail at various stages
