If they were just brief points of light, you probably saw what are called "point meteors". They are ordinary meteors, but are headed directly toward the observer, thus appearing as points, without the streak a meteor would leave if it were traveling at a tangent to the observer. No reason to panic, they still burn-up miles above the observer's head. On Tue, Aug 13, 2019 at 2:14 AM Sue Ellen Ebertz <ebertzs@comcast.net> wrote:

Hi everyone! At about 11:30 pm or so, from the summit of Emmigration Canyon....I saw one very bright pinpointed light for fractions of a second or 1 sec, then disappeared, then happened again, almost the same magnitude, then disappeared, for good. I might be wrong if I guessed the magnitude, but I'd say 1 or 2, and very white.

I'm not that great at labeling the sky meridians so I noted it was somewhere centered between Cassiopeia and the general area of the Big Dipper.

Any thoughts on this?

At first I thought it was ISS, which I don't think I have ever seen, but after checking charts, it was nowhere near the location.

Perhaps a super nova?

Thanks so much

Best, Shoshana

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Great report, Shoshana. I agree with Chuck, they were point meteors. I spent the night in the desert recently and after the moon went down saw two nice meteors, one quite bright. It's a treat this time of year. -- Joe On Tuesday, August 13, 2019, 2:13:24 AM MDT, Sue Ellen Ebertz <ebertzs@comcast.net> wrote: Hi everyone! At about 11:30 pm or so, from the summit of Emmigration Canyon....I saw one very bright pinpointed light for fractions of a second or 1 sec, then disappeared, then happened again, almost the same magnitude, then disappeared, for good. I might be wrong if I guessed the magnitude, but I'd say 1 or 2, and very white. I'm not that great at labeling the sky meridians so I noted it was somewhere centered between Cassiopeia and the general area of the Big Dipper. Any thoughts on this? At first I thought it was ISS, which I don't think I have ever seen, but after checking charts, it was nowhere near the location. Perhaps a super nova? Thanks so much Best, Shoshana _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".