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Date: 08/01/20 19:23
Meteor Visible on LaPlata Cam
Author: MSE

A meteor is visible on the primary (pointing east) La Plata cam at 21:12 this evening, just as the gates are coming on for a UPRR eastbound and just before #3 arrives. 



Date: 08/01/20 21:42
Re: Meteor Visible on LaPlata Cam
Author: ts97504

So why is it visible between the building and the camera ?  Something doesn't add up here or am I messed up ?



Date: 08/01/20 22:48
Re: Meteor Visible on LaPlata Cam
Author: wesleygreer

^I noticed that too... Don't think it's a meteor for that reason, think it might just be a bug (there were a ton of them flying around) that happened to be flying in a pretty straight line. That would also explain why it was moving so slowly.



Date: 08/02/20 10:26
Re: Meteor Visible on LaPlata Cam
Author: md

That was likley the ISS Space Station, it would have been visiblie in Missouri at 9:12 PM and would have dispappered in the East sky.  Monday should have a similar track at 9:15 .



Date: 08/02/20 10:28
Re: Meteor Visible on LaPlata Cam
Author: mapboy

md Wrote:
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> That was likley the ISS Space Station, it would
> have been visiblie in Missouri at 9:12 PM and
> would have dispappered in the East sky.  Monday
> should have a similar track at 9:15 .

This one had sparks coming off of it, like a car muffler dragging.

mapboy



Date: 08/02/20 11:09
Re: Meteor Visible on LaPlata Cam
Author: md

Oh I didn't see the webcam, justy speculating since it was visible over all of Missouri at 9:12PM.  Maybe Elon Musk SpaceX was sparking at the time.....



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