Have you seen the meteoric smoke-ring?

[B0b-A]

4 seconds from start ...


vimeo.com/110535098

[ it's time-lapse : "...120 consecutive 30 second exposures ..." , so about 360x normal speed ]

 

[berkeman]

Very cool :-)

 

[Yadama]

Saw this on reddit not too long ago. It's a very rare thing to see, especially on film. Really fascinating stuff.

 

[davenn]

Saw this on reddit not too long ago. It's a very rare thing to see, especially on film. Really fascinating stuff.

Yup, tho I suspect that its an interaction between the meteor and the cloud/water vapor

 

[Albert Newton]

woah...Cool...what happened exactly..?..did it explode..?... and does the same happen to most of the Meteors..?