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Telescope shoots video of heavenly halo ("mystery flash" filmed from Mauna Kea, Hawaii)
Star Advertiser ^ | July 2, 2011 | By Jim Borg

Posted on 07/01/2011 1:24:50 PM PDT by Islander7

The pre-dawn phenomenon, which looks like a huge bubble expanding and then popping, was recorded June 22 by the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope and the Subaru Telescope.

Since then, speculation has run rampant about the source of the early morning flash.

Ichi Tanaka, a support astronomer at Subaru Telescope, describes it as "a huge halo of light above the eastern horizon," adding, "It was slowly expanding to over 45 degrees in five minutes or more."

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To: Islander7

Looks like one of them nuclear powered satellites went Nova...


41 posted on 07/02/2011 6:52:09 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: Islander7
Those darn kids!


42 posted on 07/02/2011 7:01:51 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (Obama is the least qualified guy in whatever room he walks into.)
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