Well, i have no idea what star it is.
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SirVicious wrote:
"Venus is impossible. Obscured by the sun."
Only during midday,which is why it is called the "morning Star and evening Star". I think its sirius.
You can't see Venus. It's too close to the sun, right now--it may even be on the other side of the sun for all I know.
"In December, you’ll find Sirius rising in mid-evening. By mid-April, Sirius is setting in the southwest in mid-evening."
It's in a winter constellation. It's not Sirius he's seeing.
But these things do not flash they move slowly across the sky considering their obvious height, do satellites move that fast? I can see how it could be a satellite if they do move that fast, it would explain the fading too but are there that many of them up there that i would see them almost every time i spend a few minutes looking at the sky?
i will see if i can somehow get a pic of the star tomorrow and post it for you because i would really like to get to get to the bottom of what it is.
SirVicious wrote:
You are looking at this star now?
Im seeing it now.
Bex1p wrote:
But these things do not flash they move slowly across the sky considering their obvious height, do satellites move that fast? I can see how it could be a satellite if they do move that fast, it would explain the fading too but are there that many of them up there that i would see them almost every time i spend a few minutes looking at the sky?
The flash story was unrelated to your satellite. It was an oddity, that's all.
Yes there are many satellites and they can move very quickly across the sky, and the fading out is them entering the Earth's shadow.
I wish i knew more about astronomy.
Download google earth and use the google sky feature. Just put your coordinates in and it should show the name of the star your seeing. You could also use this planetarium.
http://www.hnsky.org/software.htm
goldendog wrote:
Bex1p wrote:
But these things do not flash they move slowly across the sky considering their obvious height, do satellites move that fast? I can see how it could be a satellite if they do move that fast, it would explain the fading too but are there that many of them up there that i would see them almost every time i spend a few minutes looking at the sky?
The flash story was unrelated to your satellite. It was an oddity, that's all.
Yes there are many satellites and they can move very quickly across the sky, and the fading out is them entering the Earth's shadow.
Yes i can see how that would work, thanks.
SirVicious wrote:
"Venus is impossible. Obscured by the sun."
Only during midday,which is why it is called the "morning Star and evening Star". I think its sirius. It could be jupiter, i doubt it,but jupiter is the third brightest object in the sky.
Overhead? Well, if it is vega, it should look blueish.
Not bluish, it is a brilliant radiant white, stark against the night sky.
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goldendog wrote:
Bex1p wrote:
I just went out for another look as it is an extremely clear night, and i swear to god i saw a "star" moving across the sky, bright at first and then fading, then vanishing altogether, i keep seeing these things and i have no explaination for them, certainly not planes, too high and too fast.
A bunch of years ago I was gazing at the night sky when a very bright flash appeared, just for a second, and it was gone. Not a streaking meteor, but a point source of light.
I had no explanation for quite awhile until I read up on irridium satellites. Apparently their solar collectors can just briefly reflect the sun's light in a most dazzling way. (Pretty sure it was their solar collectors, though not dead sure.)
The satellites are no longer being used but afficionados have worked out a schedule of when such flashes can be seen and from where. Working out to the tiniest detail the rotation of the satellites, the angle of the sun off the reflective surface, and everything else.
I saw lots of irridium flares when I was river rafting in the Grand Canyon. You could really see the stars moving across the sky at night, too, thanks to the proximity of the canyon walls.
think mi6 is watching you bex. make a tinfoil hat stat
corrijean wrote:
I saw lots of irridium flares when I was river rafting in the Grand Canyon. You could really see the stars moving across the sky at night, too, thanks to the proximity of the canyon walls.
What a nice experience! The whole thing.
I dont know, if its directly overhead(or just about) and its as brights as you say. It could only be vega. Jupiter is off to the east.
well i think that i better go to bed. Thanks for the input guys, really appreciate it.
Bex1p wrote:
SirVicious wrote:
"Venus is impossible. Obscured by the sun."
Only during midday,which is why it is called the "morning Star and evening Star". I think its sirius. It could be jupiter, i doubt it,but jupiter is the third brightest object in the sky.
Overhead? Well, if it is vega, it should look blueish.
Not bluish, it is a brilliant radiant white, stark against the night sky.
Vega ought to appear bluish. Jupiter is white though, and at dawn is at its highest (due south), and fairly high in the sky.
goldendog wrote:
Bex1p wrote:
SirVicious wrote:
"Venus is impossible. Obscured by the sun."
Only during midday,which is why it is called the "morning Star and evening Star". I think its sirius. It could be jupiter, i doubt it,but jupiter is the third brightest object in the sky.
Overhead? Well, if it is vega, it should look blueish.
Not bluish, it is a brilliant radiant white, stark against the night sky.
Vega ought to appear bluish. Jupiter is white though, and at dawn is at its highest (due south), and fairly high in the sky.
well it is 4a.m and dawn is close, it does apear to be approaching its zenith so jupiter could be a posssibility, i just wonder why i havent really noticed it much sooner than i did.
KeViN246 wrote:
think mi6 is watching you bex. make a tinfoil hat stat
I saw signs too.
goldendog wrote:
corrijean wrote:
I saw lots of irridium flares when I was river rafting in the Grand Canyon. You could really see the stars moving across the sky at night, too, thanks to the proximity of the canyon walls.
What a nice experience! The whole thing.
I agree.
I just went out for another look as it is an extremely clear night, and i swear to god i saw a "star" moving across the sky, bright at first and then fading, then vanishing altogether, i keep seeing these things and i have no explaination for them, certainly not planes, too high and too fast.
A bunch of years ago I was gazing at the night sky when a very bright flash appeared, just for a second, and it was gone. Not a streaking meteor, but a point source of light.
I had no explanation for quite awhile until I read up on irridium satellites. Apparently their solar collectors can just briefly reflect the sun's light in a most dazzling way. (Pretty sure it was their solar collectors, though not dead sure.)
The satellites are no longer being used but afficionados have worked out a schedule of when such flashes can be seen and from where. Working out to the tiniest detail the rotation of the satellites, the angle of the sun off the reflective surface, and everything else.