Help with aurora pix

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gasrocks
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Help with aurora pix

Post by gasrocks » Tue Aug 22, 2006 1:52 pm

Was out taking pix of the aurora 2 nights ago. Got a small streak in the NE sky that must be a meteor. Also got a long streak in the West. It covered about 10 degrees in 30 sec. What could that be?
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cosmo_uk
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Post by cosmo_uk » Tue Aug 22, 2006 4:15 pm

could be a satellite of some sort catching the sun. They can be pretty fast.
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Post by BMAONE23 » Tue Aug 22, 2006 5:01 pm

Iridium satalites can give bright flare marks on photos
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