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Question About Oregon Sighting: Meteor or Iridium Flare

A little over a month ago, Oregon Coast Beach Connection snapped a pic of what appeared to be a shooting star above the north coast town of Manzanita. Checking in with astronomy expert Jim Todd from OMSI, the initial verdict was that it likely was.
Now, it actually may be something rarer.
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Shooting Stars, Other Galactic Fun Above N. Oregon Coast

A small photo expedition on the beach at Manzanita Saturday night yielded an unexpected bit of astronomical wonder in the skies. As my camera was trying to capture some rather breathtaking images of the Big Dipper hovering above Neahkahnie Mountain, a test shot for exposure caught something not seen with the naked eye.
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