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Originally posted by Wongbeedman
reply to post by blackcat725
Been observing it again these past few weeks. Last night I noticed that when the sun went down, it was the first bright object visible, before even the north star.
Really itching to find out what it is!
Originally posted by Wongbeedman
reply to post by bluestreak53
Any idea if it has a name? I have looked into that explanation and apparently the conditions have to be perfect for it to happen, which means of shouldn't happen very often, just made me wonder if it food be a sattelite or anything similar?
Unless you're completely sure? If so enlighten me
Originally posted by doesny1care
. I don't think I buy into the "scintillation" garbage, why would "scintillation" make a star look like flashing police car lights! Plus, why would one do it, and another star close to/next to it be perfectly normal white and unblinking?! Scintillation my patooty. I can't believe I can't find out anything on astronomy sites, etc. The stuff I DO find, others asking same thing, don't get answered, cept wit scintillation. Come on, I mean, come on, what's goin' on? Years later, still no one knows? Don't you dare say the 's' word.
Scintillation or twinkling are generic terms for rapid variations in apparent brightness or color of a distant luminous object viewed through the atmosphere.
Originally posted by DECAP
I have been seeing these star like objects for about month. Sometimes just one up high in the sky, sometimes three. Really makes me want to buy a telescope. They are definitely not stars, because stars do not twinkle multiple colors that range on the visible spectrum.
I live around Washington DC, and I was surprised to see the amount of Google results came up. I literally see at least one every night now when the skies are clear. Definitely not some special star that does this, as some have stated with blind confidence, because i have seen 3 of these objects in multiple occasions, spaced out very far from each other seemingly like an equal length triangle.
Makes me wonder if these things are around the earth in a grid. Also doubt arises when no institution with high powered telescopes have reported on it. DEFINITELY NOT A STAR. LOGIC!
themogopogo
I have seen this object too!! Just last night I seen it while standing outside and I didnt believe my eyes at first but it was definitely real. I live in British Columbia, Canada, and yeah it was below orions belt. It was the strangest thing I have ever seen and im extremely curious as to what it was it definitely was NOT an airplane, planet, or satellight... I have seen nothing like it especially the way it moved in the skyedit on 23-10-2013 by themogopogo because: (no reason given)