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Strange bright red light over Adelaide, Friday 08.05.15
Showers & cloud here, but at 21:20, I noticed an intense red light around 15 degrees above the northern horizon and probably subtending >1 degree.
My wife suggested it was merely the moon behind cloud but, given the location of tonight's moon, that is impossible (as is the red colour - cheese is rarely red).
Not a flare - it persisted for at least 10 minutes & cloud appeared to diminish it.
I'm south of Adelaide CBD (Blackwood) - if this oddity was also seen on the northern horizon from suburbs further N/W/E, that would indicate considerable distance.
Any other observations or suggestions?!
Dean
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