Unknown Object

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  1. porkphoto

    porkphoto Well-Known Member Site Supporter

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  2. John L

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    Probably one of the Lyrids
     
  3. Craig Sherriff

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    I have never seen anything like this before, my father and I did see a meteor fly overhead when we were fishing in the highlands of Tasmania , it was pitch black dark and when it come over head it lite the area up like daylight
     
  4. porkphoto

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    Thanks for your input Craig. A friend identified this as the Space X launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base here in California.
     
  5. porkphoto

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    It turned out to be a Space X launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base here in California.
     
  6. John L

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    I stand corrected!
     

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