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What is it? Unidentified tumbling object crossing the Sun
Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 1:31 pm
by RJN
Re: What is it? Unidentified tumbling object crossing the S
Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 2:30 pm
by neufer
The 30m Shuttle Orbiter at 340 km. subtends about 0.3 arc minutes or about 1% the diameter of the Sun.
The 90m International Space Station at 340 km. subtends about a 0.9 arc minutes or about 3% the diameter of the Sun.
Re: What is it? Unidentified tumbling object crossing the S
Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 12:40 am
by Chris Peterson
My first guess would be a mylar birthday balloon blowing around not far from the telescope. A tumbling satellite is possible, but it looks a bit large; I figure it would be between 10 and 20 meters across if in low Earth orbit.