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Out in the garden last night at about 21:15. Looking just below Lyra
there
was a pulsating light I had not seen before. It went from nothing to
about
Mag 4-5 (at least to the naked eye) every 2-3 seconds. It did not appear
to
be moving during the 15 or so seconds I observed it - if it was it was
very
slow. By the time I had gone inside to get the scope out (about 1 minute
later) I couldn't see it any more.

Anyone any ideas what this was?


Obviously the space aliens coming to get us

Seriously, it could be anything from a tumbling satellite (positioned so
that sun reflects off it) to an aircraft moving directly toward or away from
you.