Posted on 08/19/2026 12:41:50 PM PDT by MtnClimber
Explanation: Whatdunit? What disappeared while crossing a partially eclipsed Sun? Let’s present the evidence. The 24 frames-per-second video was taken in Spain (40°34'30.3"N 1°12'28.8"W) at 20:28 local time on August 12, 2026. The Perseids meteor shower was at its peak during this time. Is this a meteor? Meteor showers trace back to a region of the sky called a radiant point that corresponds to where the Earth is crossing a comet’s path. The object’s path might trace back to the Perseids’ radiant point in the Perseus constellation. The object trails a smaller angle on the sky than the 0.5 degree Sun and Moon, which is smaller than expected for a meteor. Its brightness does not extend much past the Sun, but a meteor burning up in the sky would not need sunlight to be seen. Perhaps the sunlight is reflecting off of the object? After cross-referencing the location, time, and point in the sky with a flight database, the culprit is found to be an airplane contrail!
[The image is a very short video at the source link]
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[The image is a very short video at the source link]
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Lots of stuff out there buzzing around. :D
Wow - That is cool
Cupid’s arrow....
It looks like a first-time ever capture, being in the right place at the right time with the right equipment. Very cool.
Someone flushed the john. What isn’t shown is the farmer getting knocked off his tractor by frozen airborne waste.
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