(meteorobs) meteorobs Digest, Vol 52, Issue 6

[Stuart Saunders]

Could it be a flare from a geostationary satellite? Or something beyond the
solar system? 10 seconds is too long for a meteor, AFAIK.

BTW, Very steep daylight bolide NW of Bangkok yesterday morning - high
chance to find meteorites, methinks -
https://www.google.co.th/search?q=meteor+thailand&oq=meteor+&aqs=chrome.2.69i57j0l5.7070j0j7&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=91&ie=UTF-8

Beware the ZPM. (Zenith Point Meteor)

On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 11:00 PM, <meteorobs-request at meteorobs.org> wrote:

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>    1. -5 point in SE PA (Kevin Conod)
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> From: Kevin Conod <kdconod at yahoo.com>
> To: Meteor science and meteor observing <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
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> Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2015 14:52:41 -0400
> Subject: (meteorobs) -5 point in SE PA
> Got a message from a friend this morning:
>
> "I saw something curious in the sky last night. I noticed a bright point
> of light in the sky, about 10 degrees NE of Eta Ursae Majoris (Alkaid) as
> seen from SE Pennsylvania, magnitude perhaps -5 (as bright as Venus) or
> brighter at about 21:19:40 EDT. I assumed it was an Iridium flare, except
> it was not moving. I observed it for perhaps ten seconds, after which it
> dimmed quickly and disappeared. I could see no trace of an airplane in a
> clear, moderately dark sky. Thoughts?"
>
> My guess is that he caught a glint off a high inclination satellite...is
> it possible he saw a point-source meteor? I've never heard of one that
> bright before.
>
> In any case are there any all-sky cameras active in SE PA that would have
> picked this up?
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> -- Kevin Conod
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