Bright Object

At about 8.35pm last night as I was about to change eyepieces something really big and bright (I'm using this description as I'm not sure what it was) streaked across the sky.


I was as bright as a really good ISS pass and was heading in approx north/north east direction. It lasted for about 3-4 seconds.

I'm wondering was it part of that satellite that was blown up or was it something else (it looked pretty low compared to normal meteors)

Here you go:

www.irishastronomy.org/boards/viewtopic.php?t=7913

No way was it an iridium flare. It was way to big and bright and also to low for a flare.

That's why I'm wondering could it have been debris from the sat or now I'm wondering was it a fireball or something even though there was no tail

Yes indeed it could well have been a bit of USA193.
It would have been around the right time and direction
judging by Heavens Above.

But it really could have been anything also.

:twisted:

At about 8.35pm last night as I was about to change eyepieces something really big and bright (I'm using this description as I'm not sure what it was) streaked across the sky.


I was as bright as a really good ISS pass and was heading in approx north/north east direction. It lasted for about 3-4 seconds.

I'm wondering was it part of that satellite that was blown up or was it something else (it looked pretty low compared to normal meteors)

I think i saw that too - we were out for a walk and as we were on the way home i noticed it. Wonder if it was the same thing? the one i seen was *very* bright - almost a hue of orange.

Definitely a meteor,
the real question is "is it satellite debris or a rock", who knows??