The International Space Station (ISS)
►Do these images this look familiar?
jimbo999 also hit on this as being possibly the ISS or some other satellites, but here are images VERY SIMILAR ot John Lenards images, but are taken
by a DIFFERENT AMATEUR ASTRONOMER.
www.space.com...
This is readily identified as the
International Space Station, the ISS in orbit about Earth. Taken by another
www.space.com... user
named:
ISS, Submitted by: maginoiss
...and here...
www.space.com...
So these two images by another user at
www.space.com... identify the same sort of anomalies as listed by John Lenard as the ISS (possibly
MIR)...
In addition more images taken by the same user...
EXTERNAL IMAGES:
www.space.com...
www.space.com...
www.space.com...
Some of the smaller anomalies can be other satellites that he's catching and imaging, he may be catching some secret, communications, relay and
foreign satellites as well, at different orbital altitudes and orbital slots and catching the sun light and/or earthshine in different ways.
Interesting stuff, but I think alien mothership can be ruled out for of the images
►Its interesting that one with a large enough telescope can possibly capture i fairly good silhouette profile, some of the satellites, some of which
may be classified by the US or even other countries. This could be a whole new ATS thread...!
►Also I have to wonder about the credibility of Lenard, spotting a satellite or the ISS should be common knowledge of what is and what isnt to even
an amateur astronomer. Satellites move in a known fashion, don't 'twinkle' and move very fast across the sky, all these attributes clearly denoting
a satellite to an astronomer.
►As far as the lunar image of the tower, that one in still yet unexplained, still waiting back from an email to him with regards.
...more reference images...
I believe thsi one is an early ISS in the construction phase...
www.space.com...
The unmistakable ISS or at the least a satellite in the night sky to any astronomer...
i141.photobucket.com...
www.space.com...
Great page on satellites, the ISS, and other Earth orbiting objects as seen from a telescope...
www.satobs.org...
Guide to seeing manmade stuff...
www.skyandtelescope.com...
sol.as.arizona.edu...
www.iss-tracking.de...
These guys track satellites and image them with amazing quality!
Check them out!
[edit on 6/14/2007 by greatlakes]