Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Cameras Catch Fireball Over Japan from 3 Angles - Dec. 4, 2011

Same fireball as in previous post, with additional footage from 2 other cameras (3 total) included. As they were just added in the fireball forum :)

I personally think it was a meteor or space junk burning up in the atmosphere, FYI. meeworw
source: http://sonotaco.jp

"The Moon looks full in the video, but it was not full last night!"
That's just a trick of the camera.

Think of it as a light bulb -- if you take a picture of a dimly lit room with a visible light bulb, the room will be exposed normally, while the light bulb will be overexposed. If the camera measured exposure on the light bulb, the room would be completely dark, while the light bulb is properly exposed. The same thing happens with the moon -- it works just like the light bulb at night and it will always be overexposed.





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