Cerro Pachon glint

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Cerro Pachon glint

Post by ETX_90 » Sat Apr 02, 2005 4:53 am

Something very strange popped up on a Cerro Pachon image at 4:32 am UT on the morning of April 2:

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It's not an Iridium flare or a satellite pass (according to Heavens Above). Note how distinct and extremely bright the streak is. Meteors, even fireballs, usually have a bright spot and two dim tips. This streak doesn't. It could just be some sort of computerization error as well, but who knows?
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Post by RJN » Mon Apr 04, 2005 1:11 am

Interesting! I'l vote for a satellite. It might have been just launched, or something that heavens-above just missed. It might be in high orbit since the streak is so short.

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