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Old 12-09-2006, 11:25 PM
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Starkler (Geoff)
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I saw something strange tonight

I'm sure someone will tell me that I'm crazy.....

I had my scope trained on the the Pavo glob (ngc6752) this evening and saw something strange. Inside the extent of the glob and to western side of the core, I saw a flash which lasted for about 0.5 seconds.

This flash looked like a star that was a few magnitudes brighter than any in the globular itself. What could this be?

Could this be something real or are rod cells in the eye known to "pop off" giving a flash to the viewer?

In case I discovered something, it was at 11.05pm this evening
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