All-Sky Camera Captures Mysterious Flashes

reply to post by predator0187


It's only one flash. The four corners (which makes it look like "5" on a dice) are just spotting marks. I'd go for an Iridium satellite or such, since it supposedly appears as on schedule. Someone could dig up the exact location + date/time and go to www.heavens-above.com to find a match. I'm too lazy for that right now :-)

I've caught it a couple of times while in the hot tub. Glad to know it's just not me

Originally posted by Chadwickus
reply to post by predator0187

 

The points are targeting brackets...

LMAO super hard @ self. Clonk! Doi!

I'm a bit confused. Are you talking about the 5 points of light? Because the word 'flash' (to me) is another expression and doesn't necessarily have a point of origin. This was more like an object that blinked on then, off. Don't mean to get caught up in semantics.

But.....the four surrounding 'dots' that are depicted in this 3-second clip are his cross-hairs on his camera. They appear in his other videos as well.


So not to take away from the mystery but this sorta becomes just another blinking light in our night sky. This happens more than it doesn't . And so far, there's no tangible explanation. Just 'satellite' or 'meteor' or "ISS". "or Venus" etc etc etc....
You know....all the earthly explanations!

I still wouldn't rule out a reflective flare from a satellite in a highly elliptical orbit. (eg: Molniya) Some of those during their apogee would slow down to the point of appearing to be geosynchronous. It would also explain why it can be as far north as it is. Also because of the orbital period, it likely it wouldn't flare in the same spot everyday. Eventually it'll start speeding up relative to the Earth's surface and drop over the horizon during the same time the next day.

I would almost bet if it were to flare in very close to the same position every other month or so, one could calculate a highly elliptical orbit that would put it in that position.