Tumbling satellite?

[Peter.M]

I have never caught a streak in any of my images like this before, so I thought I would post the image and see what people think is a good candidate for it.

[Paul Haese]

Not seen one like that myself.

[Peter.M]

yea its weird isn't it! Here is a close up shot of it when its brightening.

[Paul Haese]

Looks vaguely like a faint Iridium satellite.

[glend]

A number of the Bretti Dark Site regulars saw this satellite during our August new moon trip. Geoff, the Owl spotted it first. It has a regular bright pulse which we assumed was due to sunlight reflecting off solar panels as it rotated.

[mg]

An iridium satellite, possibly some other type of satellite. Faint streak which flares as the panels reflect sunlight. I attached a picture of one I took.

The IIS tracker app tells you when the iridium flares are occurring. Happens just after dark and before dawn when the sun is just below the horizon, some brighter than others. Other types of satellite flare too, but the Iridium ones are most impressive.

More info:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_flare

[Slawomir]

And I was hoping it was an A-wing going into hyperspace...