Bright twin NOSS satellite flare
Taken by Timothy Wenzel on December 14, 2017 @
Midland, Michigan USA
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Camera Used: Canon Canon EOS Rebel T6s
Exposure Time: 20/1
Aperture: Unavailable
ISO: 3200
Date Taken: 2017:12:16 07:24:54
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Details:
While trying to catch Geminids early on Dec 14 2017, I saw this double flare lasting about a minute. The photo is a composite 3x20sec, 3200 ISO, 10 mm lens ƒ2 (hence two little gaps in the trails between shots) looking WSW at 06:14 AM EST.
It cannot be a double Iridium flare (if they even exist) because none were in the sky at that time. A friend searched back in www.satflare.com and found that a NOSS military satellite pair was precisely in this spot at this time. After searching the internet, I found only one other photograph of a NOSS pair flaring. So here is another. Due to the many secrets surrounding these satellites, flaring cannot be predicted.
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