The other day, a reader named Ferzeno from Jakarta, Indonesia sent me a photo he took on his way home from work. The picture shows an unknown re-entrant. Said Ferzeno:
"The sky was clear. It was just like a comet, with a bright long tail. I saw it at 05:57 PM [10:57 UTC] and took a picture from my cellphone... It traveled downward very fast."
Below, you can see the object in the center of the picture. Also beneath that, is a close-up of the unknown object. My best guess is that it was a piece of debris from the recent collision between Cosmos 2251 and Iridium 33. If anyone else saw this event or caught it in a photo, leave a comment below!
Unknown re-entrant captured by Ferzeno in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Image captured March 11th, 2009 at 10:57 UTC.
Image captured March 11th, 2009 at 10:57 UTC.
Closeup view of re-entrant.
Clear skies!
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