RE: help with mystery object

From: Randy John (rjohn@axarosenberg.com)
Date: Tue May 09 2006 - 20:46:36 EDT

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    This looks like a double exposure (note two types of trailed stars).
    Could the shutter have been open while moving from one field to another?
    Perhaps the 'satellite' is really just a bright star.
    	Randy
    
    -----Original Message-----
    From: Richard Crisp [mailto:rdcrisp@earthlink.net] 
    Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 5:08 PM
    To: Richard Crisp; SeeSat-L@satobs.org
    Cc: samuels_david@emc.com
    Subject: help with mystery object
    
    taken Friday night at Fremont Peak State Park about 12 miles south of
    San Juan Bautista, California.
    
    http://www.davesamuels.com/Astro-Imaging/images/m081andobjectwithweirdtr
    ajectory_249sec_1600iso_2006_05_06_02.37am_ip-calib-ddp2537.jpg
    
    Dave Samuels, a friend of mine, took this image. I am forwarding to this
    
    group and copying Dave in hopes we can crack the mystery for him.
    
    The time of day was 05/06/2006 2:37am PDT, from Fremont Peak State Park
    (about 36 deg 45' 36" N,  -121 deg 30' 08" W) 
    
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