Bright light visible in the sky from Kildare

bobbysands81

Anyone know what the light might be?

It was very bright and then disappeared... a satellite maybe?

Rubecula

Can't really answer without some sort of details really. A bright light that went off? Somebody switched it off? What kind of light? What did it look like?
Where in the sky was it? What colour was it? and other such questions.

If you can give us some details it is possible someone may be able to answer.

What you ask is a bit like going into a garage and saying to the mechanic. "I saw a car today, what was it?" Without enough information it is impossible to answer with any definate reply.

AugustusMinimus

Was it orange ?

Cork boy 55

bobbysands81 wrote: »

Anyone know what the light might be?

It was very bright and then disappeared... a satellite maybe?

01:57 time of post

Closing time at the Disco, one last call for drinks.

Probably a satellite flare‎:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_flare

iamthemanwork

Most likely it was a Chinese lantern

Hal1

Well it can't be UARS which is expected to ditch tomorrow sometime.

Name: UARS
Decays: 24 Sep 2011 0:09 UTC (predicted)
Dimensions: 9.8 m x 4.6 m, cylindrical
Brightness: 3.5 mag (at 1000 km, 50% illuminated)
-1.8 mag (at perigee, full illumination)
Mean magnitude from visual observations
RCS: 25m2 (Radar cross section)
USSPACECOM Nr: 21701 Internat. Designator: 1991-063B
Orbit: 122.9 x 125.3 km, 87min Inclination: 56.9°
Age Elements: 0 days (generated by SatEvo from 1 day old data)

Unless pieces of debris are starting to fall off as it gets closer to our atmosphere?

Cú Giobach

Neutrinos arriving from Switzerland via Italy before they were sent? Perhaps.

Rubecula

Cú Giobach wrote: »

Neutrinos arriving from Switzerland via Italy before they were sent? Perhaps.

I got it. :pac:

Calibos

Rubecula wrote: »

I got it. :pac:

A superposition of European states so to speak