Hi Brian , Anything that took that long to cross Jupiter must be way out , geo orbit or beyond I would have thought , and consequently , in theory invisible. > Hi All: > > Ernie Underhay of Oakview, California is seeking assistance in identifying > an object that he saw transit Jupiter last night. Here are the details: > > Date: 2004 June 2 > Time: 04:09 UTC (time is +/- about 2 minutes) > Latitude: 34.40000 (34 24' 00") N > Longitude: 119.29916 (119 17' 57") W > Elevation: 157 M (480 feet) > Equipment: 55mm flourite refractor, Wratten #8 filter, 65X maginification > > Underhay said he was observing Jupiter when he noticed an ill-defined > luminous or sunlit object against the dark sky near the planet. > > The object then crossed Jupiter's disk from south to north in about 2 > seconds. When the object was in front of the planet, it resembled a dark > cylinder or sliver about 6 to 7" long. The object's long axis was oriented > along the direction of travel. > > After it crossed the disk, the UNID was briefly visible and again resembled > an ill-defined luminous or sunlit object. > > Underhay has been involved in amateur astronomy for 40 years and has never > seen anything like this before. Perhaps someone in this newsgroup can > determine what he saw. > > Regards, > > Brian Webb > www.spacearchive.info > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: > http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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