A DECOMMISIONED Russian satellite has been suggested as the cause of Thursday's startling solar event.
About 6.30pm Port Macquarie and Camden Haven residents witnessed a large flash of colour tearing across the night sky.
Lighthouse Beach resident David Shannon was fishing on the breakwall at Laurieton when he noticed a significant object in the sky.
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