Hi Jay, Nice report! I would have thought it was an irridium flare except that I don't think they reappear. A distant car's headlights? -- Joe --- On Sun, 7/11/10, Jay Eads <jayleads@gmail.com> wrote: From: Jay Eads <jayleads@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] A Go for Observing Tonight To: "Utah-Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Sunday, July 11, 2010, 4:16 AM Well, we went up to Wolf Creek tonight. Skies were mixed but then cleared up for the most part, with a patch of clouds coming in. Antoniadi Scale: II; Milky Way clearly evident with dark nebula and rifts. Items viewed: M22, M13, M27, M57, M102, NGC 5631 and some other NGC's that belong to the Herschel 400 that I'm sure you don't want to read about. Something weird happened up there though tonight. Around 1:15a.m. a bright light appeared in the eastern horizon and it seem to grow brighter and then suddenly, in a blink it just disappeared. Then it suddenly reappeared as bright as it was before. No twinlking was observed from it ruling it out as a star. We figured it out but Craig and I thought you might enjoy having a guess at what caused this erie vision. Overall it was a great night. I'll be heading up to Wolf Creek on Monday, Tuesday and possibly Wednesday if anyone wants to meet me up there one night or come up for the entire three nights. Should be some great viewing up there. On 2010-07-10 22:42, Jay Eads wrote:
Clear Sky Clock and experience show that though partly cloudy, the clouds should part in different directions so Craig Smith and I are going to go and try to sneak some views in. If you would like to join us, respond here or give one of us a call. Not sure, might try the Gravel Pit or up American Fork Canyon, or head out to Lakeside or Pit n Pole, which ever site offers the best seeing. It probably will cloud up again after 1:00a.m. so you won't be out all night . . .
Thanks,
Jay
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