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My daughter and I saw a couple of strange flashes in the sky while out looking for Perseids last night. We're in the UK and the flashes were in Cassiopeia in th
by hanoz 10y ago
My daughter and I saw a couple of strange flashes in the sky while out looking for Perseids last night. We're in the UK and the flashes were in Cassiopeia in the North Eastern sky at about 10pm BST, is possible they could have been from this rocket?
- DavidSJ 10y agoNo, the launch was at 6:26 am BST.
- david-given 10y agoCould it have been an Iridium flare? The timing sort of matches up. http://www.heavens-above.com/IridiumFlares.aspx?lat=53.1204&lng=-2.2852&loc=Unspecified&alt=95&tz=GMT http://www.heavens-above.com/IridiumFlares.aspx?lat=53.1204&...
- hanoz 10y agoI did wonder about that but there were two or three flashes in quick succession. It was spookily close to matching up with that 22:29 flare prediction in Cassiopeia, but it was at least half and hour before that.
- simonh 10y agoThe flashes would have been Perseids. We saw a few as well, including one that flared brightly and left a short persistent trail that took about 10 seconds to disperse. If one comes directly down, or at an angle but towards you, it will just look like a flash in the sky.
- hanoz 10y agoThat does sound like the most likely explanation. Thanks.