Hi All: Someone in Syracuse, New York e-mailed me a report of a stange sighting tonight September 1 at either 01:30 or 02:30 UTC. This sounds similar to some of the other recent postings on See-Sat. Any ideas what this was? "Earlier tonight - starting about 9:30 (ish) EST I observed a small puff of a cloud in the sky, in Bootes. It was odd because a few moments earlier - in my clear sky - it was not there. I turned my telescope towards it for a closer look. In the 25mm eyepiece of my XT10 I saw what at first glance would seem to be a comet - tail only and quite pointed, possibly a smoke trail (?). There was one point of light at the "tip" of trail, and about three-quarters away in the field of view was another point of light. There was nothing between the points of light, although they were undoubtly connected. The "cloud" moved through Draco eastward, growing fainter. It took only a few seconds for the two points of light and the begining of the tail to move out of the field of view. Overall speed was comparable to that of an aircraft. The "tail was sharply pointed at the aft light and spread out and became fainter and more dispersed. I lost the object when it was directly overhead. I am observing from Syracuse and I see no notations of the being any rocket launches, although I would guess that to be what this object is. It was not a satellite or ISS - the object I observed was only a cloud to the naked eye." Regards, Brian Webb ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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