(meteorobs) meteorobs Digest, Vol 52, Issue 6

[Иван Брюханов]

"..."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..."

My friend Kevin !

Please tell me the approximate geographical coordinates of the viewpoint of your friend .
Starry Skies !

Ivan
Minsk
Belarus
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>   1. -5 point in SE PA (Kevin Conod)
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>Message: 1
>Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2015 14:52:41 -0400
>From: Kevin Conod < kdconod at yahoo.com >
>Subject: (meteorobs) -5 point in SE PA
>To: Meteor science and meteor observing < meteorobs at meteorobs.org >
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>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?
>
>-- 
>-- Kevin Conod
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