On September 29, 2008 I observed a flashing object to the ENE. I observed the object between 6:40 UTC and 7:40 UTC (12:40 AM to 1:40 AM MDT). At time 7:40 UTC the approximate elevation was between 15 and 20 degrees at an azimuth angle of 75 degrees. The interval between flashes was a very consistent 30 seconds (plus or minus a few seconds, I did not use a watch) but the flash intensive was highly variable. The weakest flash was at the threshold of visibility with 10 x 50 binoculars while the brightest was likely visible with the naked eye and always a pure white color. The flashes appeared to be a random mix of bright and dim events with no pattern evident over the 1 hour observation period. The object appeared to move in a line with an approximate velocity on 0.003 degrees per second calculated at time 7:40 UTC. The distance traveled between flashes was observed to be about 0.08 degrees. During the 1 hour of observation the object moved about 10 degrees towards a more Northerly azimuth angle and the elevation angle was decreasing with the passage of time. My location is lat. 40.279 degrees, long -105.358, and at 2,072 m here in Larimer county Colorado. I am very new to this sport, what did I observe? Best regards, Chris Zietkiewicz ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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