Yes , George and Greg , I seen the same sort of thing the other night (Tuesday) as well from here in Darwin about 9.30ish , I happened to look in the direction of Orion and took a double take at a new star ,, A supernova ? WOAW!! was my first thought , I got quite excited but by the time I told my friend to look there , at a star that should not be there , it was gone ?
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I did not notice any movement.
Did not think about this until I seen your very first post here George ,, so thank you and ,,
mate , and we hope to hear from you again soon .
Brian.
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Originally Posted by gregbradley
I have seen this. There are a lot of satellites that pass through that area as shown in the many images of M42.
About 2 months ago I went to my dark site. I arrived and got out of the car and was looking at M42. I was confused for a 2nd as I was seeing an extra "bright star" that I hadn't seen before. I had a brief thought that I hadn't seen it properly before when this bright star vanished!
It was odd because it was almost exactly the same brightness as the other key stars of Orion. It was merely a reflection flash off a satellite.
It also lasted several seconds before it disappeared.
Greg.
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