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by TomNorth
Thu Jun 03, 2010 4:31 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: A Twisted Meteor Trail Over Tenerife (2010 Jun 02)
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Re: APOD: A Twisted Meteor Trail Over Tenerife (2010 Jun 02)

I'm going to suggest that is is a product of tripod vibration - similar to shake, but faster and of a smaller excursion. What leads me to this is examination of the picture indicating motion (blur) or unsteadiness of the camera, generally in the Y axis of the frame (more like between 1:00 and 7:00.)...