Is this person throwing a #lightning #bolt ? No. Despite appearances, this #person is actually pointing in the direction of a #bright #Iridium #flare, a momentary reflection of #sunlight off of acommunications #satellite in orbit around the #Earth. As the Iridium satellite orbits, reflective antennas became aligned between the observer and the #Sun to create a flash brighter than any #star in the night sky.Iridium flares typically last several seconds, longer than most #meteors . Also unlike meteors, the flares are symmetric and predictable. The featured flare involved Iridium satellite 15 and occurred over #southern #Estonia in #September 2015. In this well-planned image, a spectacular night sky appears in the background, complete with the central band of our #Milkyway #Galaxy running vertically up the image center.
#nasa #esa #roscosmos #space #astronomy #ig_astrophotography #followme #nightsky #astrophotography #solarsystem #nightphotography by rakeshmeena555