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Hi and good morning!
Today I need your help!!!
Yesterday evening , at 17.55 UTC, I saw this spectacle during a walk at the beachside in Latchi /Cyprus (this is a small spot at the southwestern part of the island
All together it lasts about 11/2 minutes and I was able to take this pics
I know that the quality of those images are not goo, but everything happened so quick and was kind of a big surprise out of the blue...
My question now is: has anybody a clue what THIS could be???
Please check a l l versions - maybe anyone could help me to find an answer? Maybe one of your family, friends oder relatives knows anything about that???
Thanks in advance!!!
Your help in this case is very appreciated!
P.S. the images are n o t manipulated!
Meniko
| Brand: | Canon |
| Camera: | Canon Powershot G12 |
| Lens: | 6.1-30.5 mm |
| Recording media: | JPEG (digital) |
| Date Taken: | 7 Jun 2012 - 8:46 PM |
| Focal Length: | 30.5mm |
| Lens Max Aperture: | f/4.5 |
| Aperture: | f/4.5 |
| Shutter Speed: | 1sec |
| Exposure Comp: | 0.0 |
| ISO: | 1600 |
| Metering Mode: | Multi-segment |
| Flash: | Off, Did not fire |
| Title: | A natural phenomenon! WHO ever saw something like that??? |
| Username: | 
meniko |
| Uploaded: | 8 Jun 2012 - 10:45 AM |
| Tags: | Astronomie, Flash / lighting, Natural phenomen, Nature, Photo journalism, Shooting star, Sky |
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Wow -- what makes it difficult (as mentioned by mohikan22) is the fact that it lasted so long.
This is phenomenal. Have you contacted local science group (astronomers or University people)? What about local news media?
Stick with this and let us know.
Nice capture and GREAT timing on your part.
-=\Walter
Fascinating, as mentioned above the length of time this lasted is the mystery - a meteor or a piece of space debris falling to earth would normally disappear within seconds of entering the earth's atmosphere.
Moira
Close encounter, they will let you know gently when you are allowed to see them, humans are not native to this planet,at least not all of us.When you have worked night's as long as i have you encounter lot's of strange things that go bump in the night.If you are interested let me know and i will tell you what i have seen
The latest news concerning this ,in the first instance, unknown phenomenon:
the solution is:
it was a Russian missile!
They had a test on this 7th of June, and there was no public announcement at all.
Thanks to ALL of you for your assumptions and suggestions.
I appreciate your support very much!
Meniko
Russian missile... of course... "they launching missiles every day"... of course... but what was the target???
How big that missile was, when it disppers in 3 visible glowing pieces and last so long in the sky?
Great capture Meniko 
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