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Old 15-08-2011, 08:10 AM
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Originally Posted by iceman View Post
Unless it was an iridium flare?

You can use Heavens-above.com to see if there was any iridium satellies passing by at that time.

But they move slowly, not like a meteorite.
11:45pm sounds late for an iridium flare. The last flare of any kind on the 13th for my part of Sydney was listed at 6:59pm. The cloud meant no chance of seeing it.

I find http://www.calsky.com/ is easier to get historical data from than heavens-above. 4:30am to 7:30pm (standard time) seem to be about the limits.

Andrew
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