> As i looked outside to see if the sky had cleared just before a pass > by ISS, > i noted a bright object flaring at 03:19:34 +/- 3 sec 12 Apr UTC. > Approx Az > 130 deg El 25 deg. Mag -3 and it lasted for a couple of seconds but > there > didn't appear to be any apparent motion to it unlike an Iridium > flare. > Iridium 40 #25041 97069C was in the area around the time but it was > not it. > Thanks in advance in any help in Iding this object. Precisely how long did the "flare" last? <5 seconds, or more? It could be a meteor. Meteors that are coming straight at you will appear to be stationary (will look like a non-moving Iridium flare, and a bit quicker than your usual Iridium flare). Before getting into satellite observing, I was a meteor observer for ALPO for a couple of years. ------------------------------ Jonathan T. Wojack tlj18@juno.com 39.706d N 75.683d W 5 hours behind UT (-5) ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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