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Old 11-08-2013, 05:32 PM
Rob_K
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Flaring geosynchronous satellite, 10 Aug 2013

Not something you'd capture every day I'd imagine, a flaring geosynchronous satellite! Caught this flare in the corner of a frame taken for comet P/2013 J2, situated near the Celestial Equator last night. The dim satellite trail showed in frames each side. In tracking on the stars, these satellites show as streaks - a quick calculation based on trail length v. exposure time confirmed that the apparent movement matched Earth's rotation rate. Animated gif here (haven't bothered to identify the satellite - time was centred around 10:41pm [UT+10] last night or 12:41, 10 Aug 2013 UT):
http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/w...tanimation.gif

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