(meteorobs) Orionids in a row

[ykchia]

Marco Langbroek wrote:
> These are not Orionids, in fact not meteors at all, on these pictures. 
> The trail of trails is paralell to the equator. It are geostationary 
> satellites.
>
> - Marco
Hi folks:

 
Marco is right!  Quite possible from non-meteor but man-make satellite origin. Some times ago
my video set up caught them too. See 

 http://www.ykchia.com/images/sat_1_2_3x.jpg  ( direct link to composite pic showing the line-up
from a sat flare across the sky)

 http://www.ykchia.com/sats_in_aug.htm ( page link for above)

The odds of such a real line-up must be too infinitely tiny... 

rgds
ykchia
Singapore