Corsa car battery light turned on then off?

Posted: 19 Jul 2013 06:00 AM PDT

When I got in my car the battery light turned on, I drove for about 5 mins then got scared it would die, let it run for 10 mins, drove back home, turned the engine off and back on and the light turned off, do i need to take it to a garage? The car is old (Y plate)