On 7-4-05 4:05:00 UTC saw unaide eye an unknown flare to approximate -4 mag near Pherkad, gamma ursa minor, heading toward the east. At maximun brightness it seemed different than an Iridium flare, not sure how to describe. I had only just looked to that part of sky when object was seen . If I made a 1 minute error in writing down the time, from watch with accuracy thought to be within 5 seconds, then Orbcomm18 would be in area but I don't remember seeing an Orbcomm flare before. After 2 seconds viewing maximun flare it quickly went to a 3 or 4 mag for another 4 seconds before fading completely out. Any other ideas or Orbcomm 18? Lat. 39.4707 Lon. -79.3388 Alt. 2753 ft. -4 UTC ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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