In message , Tim Lamb
writes
That might have been diffraction thru the air in the atmosphere
otherwise just an olde UFO. They've been around longer than I have;(....

I think there still some polar orbiting satellites but there not that
big .

Have a look on,

http://www.heavens-above.com/

Interesting site. Sadly they don't seem to think we should be star
gazing between 22.00 and 03.00 on the 12/13th August.

As you say, not many going North South. What does a magnitude of 4.5
correspond to starwise?

Betelgeuse?


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Tim Lamb