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re: (meteorobs) Iridium Flares - Important note to meteor ob...
-- [ From: Robert Lunsford * EMC.Ver #2.5.3 ] --
George Gliba Wrote:
> I think I saw one of these flares during my Quadrantid observatiions
the
> morning of January 2/3. For a second I thought it may be a very slow
meteor, or
> point meteor, but I wasn't fooled. It moves little in the second or so
of the
> flare, and slower than any meteor I have seen. I don't think
experianced
> observers will be fooled by these, but beginners might.
>
George, I agree completely as I also saw one during the Quad max. I
cannot imagine that any experienced observer would think that an object
such as this, long lasting with such slow motion, could be a meteor.
Bob