Cerro Pachon glint
Posted: 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:
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?
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?