Hi, I’m really green to this!

[Popple]

Hi all,

this morning I think i may have been insanely luckY to capture a meteorite zipping past Saturn on my I phone but the image is, let’s say a bit pony, but I have got the burst function on and can see it moving along at great knots, can anyone give me any insight on my observations please

[domstar]

Sorry I can't help, but that's pretty amazing. 

[Popple]

That’s ok, cheers though.

[orion25]

Not sure, but my guess it that it's a satellite. Doesn't look very much like a meteor trail to me. 

Great shots!

Reggie

[Popple]

Cheers mate any insight is great, thanks again

[rickwayne]

+1 on the satellite. You'd expect a meteor's trail to be more persistent, that successive frames would show the trail longer and longer as the ionized air behind it continues to glow. A satellite is a point* light source** that only appears as a trail during a time exposure***.

*Yes, not really a point. Pretty close though.

**Yes, a satellite is not a source of light, it's reflecting the Sun's light.

***Yes, they're ALL time exposures, but if the object moves less than a pixel's worth during an exposure we'll call that a freeze-frame, eh?

Edited April 25, 2020 by rickwayne