Astronomer Photographs Meteor Through Telescope

Matt Rogers writes "Amateur astronomer Mike Hankey may be the first person on earth to take a picture of a fireball meteor through a telescope. The picture has been confirmed authentic by numerous professional astronomers and asteroid hunters. This picture could possibly be the first of its kind. Taking a picture of a meteor is a very difficult thing to do, taking a picture of a meteor through a telescope is near impossible. The hunt is on in southern PA for the meteorites that broke away from this space rock. Using Hankey's picture, as well as security tape, meteorite hunters have been able to narrow down the crash site to a smaller area. Even with the trajectory roughly determined, professional meteorite hunters think finding these meteorites may be near impossible. However if they are found they will be immensely valuable and could be very large."

Comments

Re:"Amateur astronomer" and the audacity of plebes

[UncleTogie]

Sometimes PhDs seem a little bit arrogant when they demand to be called "Doctor" rather than "Mister", but if you think about how much of their life they dedicated to studying and becoming a true expert in a field, it is quite reasonable to treat them with deference.

My rear it is.

They didn't spend "much of their life learning" any more than the rest of us. Most of us learn something new every day, but you don't see most of us patting ourselves on the back. While the medical profession is a honorable field, it doesn't give someone carte blanche to be a douche. I'll treat 'em with the same respect they treat me... and I'll extend that to what I choose to call 'em as well.

Re:makes me smile

[slyborg]

Slashdot is a blog.

Of course, this proves your assertion even more.