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[Admin]

So I post my question here.

[Admin]

It's an Iridium flare.

The Iridium satellites are small telecommunications satellites, owned by the Iridium LLC Corporation that are in a low Earth orbit. In total there are 66 of these satellites in the Iridium network, each with three main mission antennas – which are flat highly reflective surfaces about the size of a door. Reflection of sunlight on these antennas causes the flare captured by photographer Greg Gibbs.

Because the orbits of the satellites are known, it is possible to calculate the position of the satellite, compared with an observer; and therefore predict these flares.

The flares are often as bright as -7 or -8 magnitude and are therefore bright enough to see during the day, but as the photo shows, they are much more spectacular at night. The satellites are often visible when they are not flaring, and can be seen as dim-star like features arcing across the sky.

[Admin]

Explanation:
"In silhouette against the colorful evening twilight, clouds part for this much anticipated magic moment. The scene captures naked-eye Comet PanSTARRS peeking into northern hemisphere skies... The comet stands over the western horizon after sunset, joined by the thin, flattened crescent of a day old Moon. Posing for its own beauty shot, the subtly lit dome of the 4.2 meter William Herschel Telescope is perched above cloud banks on the Canary Island of La Palma. While PanSTARRS has not quite developed into the spectacular comet once hoped for, it is still growing easier to see in the north. In coming days it will steadily climb north, farther from the Sun into darker western evening skies."

[Admin]

Explanation:
"In silhouette against the colorful evening twilight, clouds part for this much anticipated magic moment. The scene captures naked-eye Comet PanSTARRS peeking into northern hemisphere skies... The comet stands over the western horizon after sunset, joined by the thin, flattened crescent of a day old Moon. Posing for its own beauty shot, the subtly lit dome of the 4.2 meter William Herschel Telescope is perched above cloud banks on the Canary Island of La Palma. While PanSTARRS has not quite developed into the spectacular comet once hoped for, it is still growing easier to see in the north. In coming days it will steadily climb north, farther from the Sun into darker western evening skies."

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[Admin]

It's an Iridium flare.

The Iridium satellites are small telecommunications satellites, owned by the Iridium LLC Corporation that are in a low Earth orbit. In total there are 66 of these satellites in the Iridium network, each with three main mission antennas – which are flat highly reflective surfaces about the size of a door. Reflection of sunlight on these antennas causes the flare captured by photographer Greg Gibbs.

Because the orbits of the satellites are known, it is possible to calculate the position of the satellite, compared with an observer; and therefore predict these flares.

The flares are often as bright as -7 or -8 magnitude and are therefore bright enough to see during the day, but as the photo shows, they are much more spectacular at night. The satellites are often visible when they are not flaring, and can be seen as dim-star like features arcing across the sky.

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[Mike Rogers]

Yep

[Mike Rogers]

It's an Iridium flare.

The Iridium satellites are small telecommunications satellites, owned by the Iridium LLC Corporation that are in a low Earth orbit. In total there are 66 of these satellites in the Iridium network, each with three main mission antennas – which are flat highly reflective surfaces about the size of a door. Reflection of sunlight on these antennas causes the flare captured by photographer Greg Gibbs.

Because the orbits of the satellites are known, it is possible to calculate the position of the satellite, compared with an observer; and therefore predict these flares.

The flares are often as bright as -7 or -8 magnitude and are therefore bright enough to see during the day, but as the photo shows, they are much more spectacular at night. The satellites are often visible when they are not flaring, and can be seen as dim-star like features arcing across the sky.

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