Not a meteor, It's a sundog with an arch. I'm not a meteorologist, but an astronomer, and have seen many of these. They are caused by ice crystals in the upper atmosphere. Heres a link [en.wikipedia.org]
That is the exact same phone I have been using since last May. It really sucks. It has a 5 megapixel camera, but what they don't tell you is that it won't zoom at 5 megapixels. You have to set it to 3 megapixels to get the zoom function and 2 megapixels to zoom more than one notch. Plus, the lens really sucks and the pictures are always washed out. Also, it's really, really slow to respond to my commands.
@poisonfist: Of course.. I can take a great pic with any crappy camera.. as long as the light is good (and in case of digital, lot's of it) and you can do some touch ups later on.
09/26/09
09/26/09
i'm listening.
09/01/09
I am also very interested in the super secret gizmodo image analysis. What did you do to determine it was "a real photo"?
09/01/09
09/01/09
Ive seen a few absolutely huge "shooting stars" in my day, one was while on vacation in the Carribbean. From start to finish, it took about 5 seconds.
Assuming i had my phone handy, and I was very very quick, its possible to get off a shot I suppose.
that being said, im extremely skeptical.
09/01/09
SPACEBALLS! There goes the neighborhood.
09/01/09
Here is my picture someone promo this post so everyone can see
09/01/09
It's the end of the world!
What? It's in "Revelations", people!
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09/01/09
What's up sundog?
We put some light in your light
So you can see while you see!
09/01/09
"They are best seen and at their most conspicuous when the sun is low. They are not rainbows."
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*looks around waiting*
*weeps*
11/02/08
11/02/08
You guys do realize that all photos go through post processing regardless if it's from a professional grade DSLRs right?
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