Hi all,

Just tonight, I saw a fairly bright star as I was driving home...problem is, it's a double star.. meaning there are 2 stars extremely close together. As I approched the house, I noticed another very bright star at appox. 160* from the 'double star'. I then realized that these 2 stars are the same ones I've been looking at since this past summer, but only now, it seems even brighter!

Rushing inside my house to grab the digital camera, I zoomed in at max and bingo, it's an orb as clear as day hovering at appox 3,000ft at about 3 miles away, in a NW direction. I've taken 4 vids with the camera and 5-6 pics of zoomed in. However, the pictures are not coming through when reviewing....

gRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.. very frustrating !!! It's still there as of this post and has been there for months. but just brighter..

I don't know anyone that has a camera close by.. i'll see if I can get the damm camera to get the pics..in the mean time..

Here's my location.. incase someone can confirm my ordinates for the orbs using the cordinates of my house..


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Just to add, I think I see it from Gresham, but.. too dark to catch on my crappy, old, digital camera.

It seems like the only star in the sky, like it's kinda cloudy here...

UPDATE: these 'star orbs' seem to move WITH the orbit of earth. they are really low in the western sky.

are they kinda flickering, between bright as hell, and not bright?

I think I might be watching one from my room now.

I have no idea if what I am seeing is the same as what you say... What I see, seems to not be a plane at all, yet really is the only star that can be seen here. I had a geek run out and take a look, to confirm it.. lol

What I'm seeing... May be toward the direction of like Gladstone, Oregon city

For a minute there I thought you might be seeing the space station/shuttle since they are linked up right now. I watched them earlier this evening as they passed over head. It took about three minutes to go from horizon to horizon and they were brighter than any star I've ever seen. It was awesome.

Sounds like you're seeing something totally different though.

I hope someone gets some decent pics. Sounds really interesting.

Well, whatever it is I have been watching, just disappeared.

Gone.

Originally posted by mrwupy
For a minute there I thought you might be seeing the space station/shuttle since they are linked up right now. I watched them earlier this evening as they passed over head. It took about three minutes to go from horizon to horizon and they were brighter than any star I've ever seen. It was awesome.

Sounds like you're seeing something totally different though.

I hope someone gets some decent pics. Sounds really interesting.

Interesting thought of the station/shuttle, didn't think about that. However, these stayed in the same spot, long enough for me to grab 4 vids and 6 pics.. I probably stood there a good 15 mins.

Could I be able to even see the space station/shuttle with a digital camera?? What I saw definitely did look like anything that even resembled the shuttle or station.

I'm really hoping that it will be clear tomorrow night as well or even Friday. Cross my fingers that the batteries retained all my captures.