what could this be?

Originally Posted by sno dome

i thought so too and still think you could be right.

it is just my camera usually resolves a jet as a jet. jets reveal jet-like features if i work the contrast and sharpen the image a bit. i just do not see that happening here. when i zoom right in i just see a rod. maybe a dragonfly chasing a beetle? cause i also see something black slightly in front of the thing in question.

edit: jet? maybe...

This looks like a communications satellite to me.