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by Wayne » Tue Apr 12, 2005 10:43 am
![Image](http://nightskylive.net/mk/mk050412/mk050412ut102255a.jpg)
Just NW of Regulus. (
Annotated)
Unfortunately the corresponding
HL image is of no use in getting a parallax.
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by ETX_90 » Wed Apr 13, 2005 8:52 pm
I'm not sure I know which "flash" you're talking about. Could you possibly label it?
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by Wayne » Thu Apr 14, 2005 11:03 am
I sure can.
![Image](http://runesource.cjb.net/junk/mk050412ut102255aarrowed.jpg)
The one above is labelled, the one below is a reference image taken around the same time. Note the "star" is missing.
![Image](http://nightskylive.net/mk/mk050412/mk050412ut101105a.jpg)
There's nothing evident on frames before or after either.
Just "one of those things"?
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by Dan Cordell » Mon Apr 18, 2005 4:22 pm
We're looking into it.
Not sure what it is yet, it might be a burst star or something but we're really not sure yet.
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by Dan Cordell » Tue Apr 19, 2005 2:32 pm
Personally I think it's a head-on meteor, but it's still under investigation.
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by nbrosch » Tue Apr 19, 2005 4:43 pm
I do not think it is a head-on meteor, because it would have shown a definite trail from the other site. It could be a cosmic ray, and this could be checked by comparing its appearance with that of nearby stars of similar apparent brightness.
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by Dan Cordell » Thu Apr 21, 2005 12:16 am
We've done just that... there's not much chance it's a cosmic ray hit, the point-spread function is just too star-like. Cosmic ray hits have much sharper edges.
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by Wayne » Wed Sep 28, 2005 12:50 am
Any update on this, Dan (or indeed anyone else)?