Jari: Could have been a point meteor---a meteor that is coming right at you? The odds of seeing one is rare. I have seen two in my lifetime. One was actually a point that lit up then went out. Another moved far slower than a meteor does (because of its steep angle) and moved only about a half a degree. It flaired up then went out in about a second or so. Tom Iowa USA ----- Original Message ----- From: <finn@main.jetnet.ab.ca> To: <SeeSat-L@blackadder.lmsal.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 11:43 PM Subject: Unk Flare > As i looked outside to see if the sky had cleared just before a pass by ISS, > i noted a bright object flaring at 03:19:34 +/- 3 sec 12 Apr UTC. Approx Az > 130 deg El 25 deg. Mag -3 and it lasted for a couple of seconds but there > didn't appear to be any apparent motion to it unlike an Iridium flare. > Iridium 40 #25041 97069C was in the area around the time but it was not it. > Thanks in advance in any help in Iding this object. > > Jari > 54.25N > 110.11W > 556m > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' > in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org > http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html > ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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