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In the various videos, there are a few noteworthy artefacts. 1) After the bright white flash, we see debris flying in the opposite direction to the meteor's pa
by madaxe 14y ago
In the various videos, there are a few noteworthy artefacts.
1) After the bright white flash, we see debris flying in the opposite direction to the meteor's path, in a parabolic trajectory - i.e. falling.
2) Your AMM system doesn't need to be hypersonic to intercept a hypersonic target. The key here is "intercept". You launch a missile to be where the target is going to be, in a direction >90deg away from the target's path.
3) The Russian AMM system that would be used in these circumstances would be the 53T6 Gazelle, which is equipped with a 10kt warhead.
I'm inclined to give the air defence line credence.
- danparsonson 14y ago> 1) After the bright white flash, we see debris flying in the opposite direction to the meteor's path, in a parabolic trajectory - i.e. falling. I thought that at first, but on second watching I'm wondering if that's just lens flare? See http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=tkzIQ6JlZVw http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=t... about 00:19, I'm assuming that's the part you're talking about?
- madaxe 14y agoYeah, but it's present in other videos too, and moves in an arc, which countersuggests a lens or CCD bucket overflow artefact.
- andor 14y agoYes, that's lens flare. * It only shows when the meteor is close to the center of the lens. * You can see reflections of two lens elements, one is smaller and brighter than the other. The smaller one is the element closer to the imaging sensor, and moves in parallax to the other one.
- madaxe 14y agoActually, in that video, you're right, that's lens flare. Still, the superheated trail suggests that something very intense happened at that moment. It could have been the meteor breaking up, but that kind of "burning air" phenomenon is also associated with nuclear detonations.
- jff 14y agoI don't buy it. Here's a 15kt explosion: http://youtu.be/B9F-l_3eLcE?t=9m http://youtu.be/B9F-l_3eLcE?t=9m I've never witnessed a nuclear explosion first-hand, but that seems like a mighty small flash for a nuclear explosion. Edit: Also, why don't we hear any EMP effects on the radio signal in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJOJ6B2XOyA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJOJ6B2XOyA ? If anything, the audio gets clearer right at the point you seem to be claiming is a nuclear detonation.