Re: Daylight lunar flash

From: Tom Wagner (sciteach@mchsi.com)
Date: Mon Aug 18 2003 - 16:08:07 EDT

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From: "Allen Thomson" <thomsona@flash.net>
To: <SeeSat-L@satobs.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 11:40 AM
Subject: Daylight lunar flash

> I need help identifying an accidental observation I made during our daily
> walk this morning.  At 14:37:05 +- 5 sec UT (09:37:05 CDT) 17 August 2003,
I happened to look up at the moon and saw a bright, brief flash very near
but slightly west of ("below") the southern ("left-hand") cusp.

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I used to launch He filled balloons with a section of Al foil attached to a
string tied to the balloons. The metal foil would flash occasionally as it
directed sunlight. I could see the flashes even though I could no longer see
the balloon.

A foil balloon might produce a flash even though the balloon itself was
itself too far away to see w/o optical aid.

Tom  Iowa  USA
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