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Old 29-08-2015, 10:57 PM
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help identifying an object

So i was pointing my scope in the direction of NGC 253 at about 10:30 AEST and i noticed something moving in my guide camera. it crossed about 30 MOA in about 3-4 mins, every 10 - 15 seconds it would brighten up then get dim again. my guide scope is a F5 80 mm refractor so i think it would've be about mag 8. my initial thoughts was that it was a satellite, but it was moving too slow to be a LEO sat, maybe something a little higher? could it have been a meteor ? interested to have your thoughts.
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