(meteorobs) "Meteor outburst" on APOD

[Marco Langbroek]

Yup, these are definitely satellite flares in my opinion.

- Marco


meteors at eclipse.net schreef:
> My guess would be a series of Iridiums.
> Remember, there are 9 (?) Iridiums in each plane, so when you see a bright
> flare, there are also just misses before and after.
> Once in a while I will point the binoculars at the spot of a flare before
> and after and spot the ones before and after.
> 
> Notice the bottom 3 all have flares in the middle at the same spot,
> exactly the charachteristics of a series of Iridiums.
> 
> Once in a  while the H-A page will show two flares a few minutes apart,
> but they use a fairly high cutoff level, so won't show the earlier and
> later ones that pass through that same alignment of relections.
> 
> MW
> 
> 
>> In case you missed it, just drawing the list's attention to today's
>> Astronomy
>> Picture of the Day (might be archived under August 15 by the time you read
>> this).
>> http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070815.html
>>
>> It's an interesting mystery, with several theories advanced on the linked
>> discussion. One thing I would dismiss out of hand, however, is that this
>> is
>> some kind of fake; I know of Tunc Tezel from the Solar Eclipse Mailing
>> List,
>> and can confirm he is a serious astronomer and photographer. (His
>> "tutulemma" --
>> analemma with total eclipse -- taken from his home in Turkey is one of the
>> most
>> brilliant astroimages I have ever seen; see:
>> http://www.spaceweather.com/glossary/tutulemma.htm )
>>
>> Back on-topic, have there been any other observations this year of the
>> Alpha
>> Ursae Minorids? And, any expert commentary on APOD's assertion that this
>> year's
>> Perseids were particularly active?
>>
>> Unfortunately, I can't comment on that last question directly because I
>> was
>> totally skunked on both August 12 and 13, the first time that has happened
>> to
>> me in 20 years. I'm sure glad I went out on the 11th.
>>
>> Bruce
>> *****
>>
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