Rare sighting close up
Taken: 2012-01-13, 01:58 UT
Place: Paranal observatory, II Región, Chile
Exposure: 30'', ISO-800, f/5.6
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3.
Comments: A very rare sighting of this blurred object was caught by me at Paranal. Although surely confused with a "comet", "cloud", or even a "UFO", this object is probably related to the launch of the FengYun-2F satellite using a Long March 3A rocket from China. This launch took place at 00:56 UT, and the blurred object appeared in my western horizon at 01:39 UT; then, the FengYun-2F is a consistent explanation for this sighting.
Place: Paranal observatory, II Región, Chile
Exposure: 30'', ISO-800, f/5.6
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3.
Comments: A very rare sighting of this blurred object was caught by me at Paranal. Although surely confused with a "comet", "cloud", or even a "UFO", this object is probably related to the launch of the FengYun-2F satellite using a Long March 3A rocket from China. This launch took place at 00:56 UT, and the blurred object appeared in my western horizon at 01:39 UT; then, the FengYun-2F is a consistent explanation for this sighting.