Re: Dr.R's Bruiser Streamer Pic (Camera artifact) (fwd)

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Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 10:14:12 +0800
From: Peter Terren <pterren@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Dr.R's Bruiser Streamer Pic (Camera artifact)

Purely a camera scanning artifact as it scans its CCD.  You are not 
capturing a speed of light sub-nanosecond event.  I used to see this stuff 
on my point and shoot digicam but not so much on my Nikon D20s.
See my streak camera stuff for the real time scales.
http://tesladownunder.com/HighVoltage.htm#High%20speed%20spark%20photography

Peter

> ------------------------------------------
> Hi All,
>
> I caught a once in a lifetime shot of Dr. R's Bruiser.  It shows a strike
> that is either decaying after the last bang, or as the spark gap is lit,
> the coil is in the positive cycle and the streamer is on the way up.
>
> I know the list normally strips any attachments, but send this one out!
>
> David E Weiss