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Sunday, June 19 2005 @ 01:28 pm EDT (Read 2111 times) |
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Registered: 06/19/05 Posts: 2
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I hadn't seen one this bright or burning this long since my viewing nights in the pitch-black skies of the Nevada desert. At around 9 pm CST, Friday, June 17th, my wife and niece and nephew all spotted this intensly glowing body from high in the southern sky, arcing it's way in a North-easterly direction over the Fayetteville, AR skyline until disappearing below the horizon in the general vicinity of Eureka Springs. It started burning yellow, then white, which grew into a greenish-burn.
I checked with Ray Boudreaux at Drake Field in Fayetteville to ask if there's any chance that this could have been a flare or special effect in preparation for the following day's airshow. But he said that no such tests were occuring... Of course, I didn't think it was anything other than a burning bonide, but had to explore all other options under the scientific method.
Did anyone else spot this event? We were facing straight East, on North Street, coming up the hill near the old Washington Regional Hospital. The angle of the hill enhanced our view of the early evening night sky...
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bobmoody |
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Sunday, June 19 2005 @ 10:55 pm EDT |
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Sage
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Registered: 06/19/03 Posts: 461
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Hi, I happened to be in our observatory building at about 9 Friday evening, and I didn't notice anything. I was paying attention to the computer monitor and trying to get some images of Jupiter, but if it had been very bright, I would think it should have caught my attention. With the gibbous moon also out, I may just not have noticed any "extra" light sources.
Sorry I missed it. That's usually when the big ones are falling when I'm watching in the wrong direction.
Bob
Bob Moody
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