Bright Iridium flare in Taurus

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(image on the left - before flare, on the right - during the flare) 

Time:     August 12, 2000 04:08 Moscow Summer Time (UT+0400)
Camera:   Zorkiy 4 with Industar 50 lens (d/f 3.5)
Film:     Kodak Gold 200
Exposure: 40 sec
Comments: Pleiades on top, Saturn near center, Jupiter to
          the left, Aldebaran near the bottom left corner.
Have I caught the aurora lights on this image? Click on the second picture for higher resolution (48K jpg).
Denis Denissenko (denis@hea.iki.rssi.ru)
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