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"While hunting for meteors in the night sky above the White Mountains near Bishop, California, astrophotographer James Young instead captured this brilliant celestial apparition. Recorded near twilight on August 13, the bright streak is not the flash of a meteor trail but sunlight glinting from a satellite. The satellite, Iridium 52, is one of a constellation of Iridium digital communication satellites in Earth orbit known for producing stunning, predictable "flares" as they momentarily reflect sunlight from shiny antenna surfaces. For well placed observers, the peak brightness of this Iridium satellite flare reached about -6 magnitude, not quite as bright as the half illuminated moon. At magnitude 2.5, the bright star at the left is Alpha Pegasi, a star in the constellation Pegasus"
Originally posted by Droogie
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And when exactly was it you went outdoors and saw this? Satellite flares usually occur one or two hours after sunset and before sunrise.
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[edit on 4/9/10 by Droogie]
Originally posted by Droogie
Here's an animation of a satellite flare, are there any likeness to what you saw?
[atsimg]http://files.abovetopsecret.com/images/member/2c588a4cac7f.gif[/atsimg]
Source: Wikipedia: Satellite flare
And when exactly was it you went outdoors and saw this? Satellite flares usually occur one or two hours after sunset and before sunrise.
Nice coincidence though.
[edit on 4/9/10 by Droogie]
Originally posted by Haydn_17
Yes exactly like that, but it was in much shorter bursts of light