[Chaos-l] Holy Smokes..check overhead

[Robert Nielsen]

A helicopter?   Wow ... that seemed very high up!   But yeah ... it 
seems to have moved a lot.

Robert

sroy6855 at msn.com wrote:
> Robert, I saw it too at 7:02 but went out with my scope a few minutes 
> later and could not find it.  Pat Moore from the Raleigh club did get 
> a look at it.  See his comment below.  Sims Roy
>  
>  
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> Re: [raleighastroimaging] Strange Object in Sky
>
> I just happened to have my telescope out. It looked exactly like a 
> spectacular comet naked eye. Unfortunately, it was a helicopter with a 
> search light on. The fog in the air made it look like a great comet tail.
>
>  
>
> Pat
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>  
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     *From:* Robert Nielsen <mailto:robertnielsen at nc.rr.com>
>     *To:* Chapel Hill Astronomical Observation Society
>     <mailto:chaos-l at rtpnet.org>
>     *Sent:* Monday, December 10, 2007 7:18 PM
>     *Subject:* Re: [Chaos-l] Holy Smokes..check overhead
>
>     Stewart-Taylor, Jon wrote:
>     > Hi all.  From my office in RTP (LM about 2.5-3) i can confirm
>     there's
>     > something bright and asymmetrical as reported by Kumar.  With a
>     pair of
>     > 4x20s i can't tell much else, but somebody with a good
>     instrument should
>     > take a look.  I'll stick the 10" on it when i get home.
>     >
>     > J.
>     >  
>     I see it too ... next to Cassiopeia ... kinda looks like a
>     comet.   I'm
>     getting the scope out now.
>
>     Robert
>
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