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Bright light visible in the sky from Kildare

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  • 20-09-2011 1:57am
    #1
    bobbysands81
    Registered Users Posts: 7,208 ✭✭✭


    Anyone know what the light might be?

    It was very bright and then disappeared... a satellite maybe?


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    Rubecula
    Registered Users Posts: 8,551 ✭✭✭Rubecula


    Can't really answer without some sort of details really. A bright light that went off? Somebody switched it off? What kind of light? What did it look like?
    Where in the sky was it? What colour was it? and other such questions.

    If you can give us some details it is possible someone may be able to answer.

    What you ask is a bit like going into a garage and saying to the mechanic. "I saw a car today, what was it?" Without enough information it is impossible to answer with any definate reply.


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    AugustusMinimus
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    Was it orange ?


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    Cork boy 55
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,324 ✭✭✭Cork boy 55


    bobbysands81 wrote: »
    Anyone know what the light might be?

    It was very bright and then disappeared... a satellite maybe?

    01:57 time of post

    Closing time at the Disco, one last call for drinks.


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    hellboy99
    Registered Users Posts: 6,219 ✭✭✭hellboy99


    Probably a satellite flare‎:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_flare


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    iamthemanwork
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    Most likely it was a Chinese lantern


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    Hal1
    Registered Users Posts: 8,720 ✭✭✭Hal1


    Well it can't be UARS which is expected to ditch tomorrow sometime.
    Name: UARS
    Decays: 24 Sep 2011 0:09 UTC (predicted)
    Dimensions: 9.8 m x 4.6 m, cylindrical
    Brightness: 3.5 mag (at 1000 km, 50% illuminated)
    -1.8 mag (at perigee, full illumination)
    Mean magnitude from visual observations
    RCS: 25m2 (Radar cross section)
    USSPACECOM Nr: 21701 Internat. Designator: 1991-063B
    Orbit: 122.9 x 125.3 km, 87min Inclination: 56.9°
    Age Elements: 0 days (generated by SatEvo from 1 day old data)

    tmp91026931199037.gif

    Unless pieces of debris are starting to fall off as it gets closer to our atmosphere?


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    Cú Giobach
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,772 ✭✭✭Cú Giobach


    Neutrinos arriving from Switzerland via Italy before they were sent? Perhaps.


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    Rubecula
    Registered Users Posts: 8,551 ✭✭✭Rubecula


    Cú Giobach wrote: »
    Neutrinos arriving from Switzerland via Italy before they were sent? Perhaps.

    I got it. :pac:


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    Calibos
    Registered Users Posts: 7,807 ✭✭✭Calibos


    Rubecula wrote: »
    I got it. :pac:

    A superposition of European states so to speak ;)


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