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Old 19-02-2011, 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by ManOnTheMoon View Post
at arould 3.30am was up for work and was having a smoke looking at the stars. There was a planet low in the east think it was maybe jupiter. And south of that I then saw a tiny bright flash for a split second and then it was gone. Must have been a satalite flashing in the sunlight
Hi Matt, the Planet you saw was Venus as Jupiter is in the evening sky setting just after eight oclock tonight.
Yes you saw a common sight of a satellite flashing in the morning sky if one chances to be up at that time.
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