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RE: (meteorobs) Newbie Question ???
It is most likely that you saw a tumbling rocket body or satellite. These
can often produce very quick flashes (tenths of a second) that can be quite
bright...while most are dimmer, I have seen some as bright as -2. Another
possibility is the Iridium satellites, which generally produce flares that
move some 5 or 10 degrees, and slowly get brighter, then dimmer over many
seconds. It also could have been 2 point meteors (heading directly toward
you) but considering the rarity of these events before satellites and
rockets became prevelent, the man-made option is much more likely. Even the
hundred of hour a year observer may only see one or two in that year...and
our orbits are light polluted my mankind's debris even those are suspect.
Wayne
Meteors and Light Pollution
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From: Michael Delio[SMTP:msdelio@sg23.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2000 9:34 AM
To: meteorobs
Subject: (meteorobs) Newbie Question ???
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Greetings,
I have a question and I hope that someone will understand what I am
describing, I have been reading everyone's e-mail for a few months now
trying to learn meteor observations.
I personally enjoy the solar activity and deep sky observations but also
enjoy meteors, actually anything that's up there is interesting.
Anyway I think I have let you know by now that I am new to this part.
Last night while out searching deep sky objects. I caught something that
was different. To me anyway
At 9:50 PM (4:50 UT ?) I was looking west from where I was and I noticed 2
bright flashes about 3 seconds apart.
The flashes were between Pollux and Castor in the Gemini Constellation.
The flashes themselves were brighter that the two stars themselves probably
1 time brighter.
If anyone could enlighten me on this It would be appreciated.
This really gets your blood flowing seeing something different.
Thanks for your help.
Michael Delio
Bath, NY
Long. 77 - 19 - 06 W
Lat. 42 - 20 - 13 N
Time Zone 5
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