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Old 16-12-2011, 10:44 PM
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Did anyone see that???

Hi all,

I just saw a rather amazing thing. At approx 11.30pm I saw what I thought was an Iridium flare due south about 30 deg altitude. I am just North of Newcastle NSW. This changed after some seconds into two satellites (?) travelling NW. Then I saw another "flare" and this resolved into 2 "satellites" travelling about 3 deg from one another in a NE direction . They moved just west of Sirius before I lost them as they went behind the roof of the house. So, four objects that looked like very high satellites with flare activity. No Iridium flares are scheduled for this part of the world and the ISS was over China at the time. Did anyone else see this and does anyone have an explanation please?

Richard the puzzled.
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