Does anybody else see something INSANELY bright in the eastern sky?
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It's ~5:50am...and there's something brighter than anything I've ever seen in the sky, just curious as to what it is if anybody knows. | |
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It's ~5:50am...and there's something brighter than anything I've ever seen in the sky, just curious as to what it is if anybody knows. Where are you? What cardinal direction is it in? Is it moving with the apparent rotation of the other stars? :-) ____________ Founder of BOINC team Objectivists. Oh the humanity! Rational people crunching data! I did NOT authorize this belly writing!  | |
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It's ~5:50am...and there's something brighter than anything I've ever seen in the sky, just curious as to what it is if anybody knows. Its the Moon! Its the Moon! :-D ..æhh.. i think....? :p ____________  | |
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It's ~5:50am...and there's something brighter than anything I've ever seen in the sky, just curious as to what it is if anybody knows. It seems to be straight east...about 30-40º up in the sky. I live in Wisconsin. I actually can't see it anymore, unless I'm not looking hard enough...it did get brighter after all :| | |
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It's probably Venus or Saturn. | |
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It's probably Venus or Saturn. It's there again, and I think you're right Labbie...but WOW is that bright! | |
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Venus is in the sky at that time in most places. Its magnitude is usually about -4. The Moon set here (somewhat south and a little east of Wisconsin, in the Eastern time zone) at 6:01 AM today and yesterday a little earlier. So the Moon may have already set there yesterday by 5:50 AM. It could have been an Iridium satellite, but I've never seen them. But, then, east is the wrong direction for satellites in the morning and the Moon, too. If you look east at 5:50 AM tomorrow or in several days you will see Venus if it's clear. It's up about 40 degrees shortly before sunrise but somewhat less than that at 5:50 here. The Sun rises here at about 8:01 AM tomorrow. If Iridiums have flat spots it still might be possible to see them in the east in the morning, I think. | |
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I've seen Iridiums before and they usually have noticable movement and generally increase in brightness and suddenly disappear. | |
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I know iridium is used in gun sights to make them glow but what purpose would coating a satellite in iridium serve? What's the difference in viewing a normal non iridium sat? | |
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The Iridium Satellite network is/was a world-wide communications network of satellites. There were originally supposed to be 77 of the satellites, which is the atomic number of iridium, hence the name. | |
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The Iridium Satellite network is/was a world-wide communications network of satellites. There were originally supposed to be 77 of the satellites, which is the atomic number of iridium, hence the name. LOL. Too funny. ____________ Founder of BOINC team Objectivists. Oh the humanity! Rational people crunching data! I did NOT authorize this belly writing! | |
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It looked like Venus to me this morning. Nah... Seen that too often. It's just-got-to-be one o' them silvery UFO things! Or at least a UAO... And then there's that recent new comet that may yet develop in unexpected ways... Keep searchin', Martin ____________ Mandriva Linux A user friendly OS! See new freedom Mageia2 The Future is what We make IT (GPLv3) | |
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It looked like Venus to me this morning. I saw that about the comet, but it's not that bright and is in it's zenith at about 2 am, not 40 degrees up at 5 am. Comet Holmes ____________  Calm Chaos Forum...Join Calm Chaos Now | |
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If you're almost in line with an airport runway it might be the lights of a plane. Sometimes they hang there for a couple minutes before landing. | |
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Yep see APOD . | |
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A distant comet has increased it's magnitude significantly. Previously not visible it is now. The Comet may have struck something, broken apart, or an unkown process is at work. Comet "Holmes" It's quite significant and is near Perseus at this time... | |
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Its Venus im sure | |
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I read about something last week, is possibly what you saw- | |
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Comet Holmes is in the northern direction. What he saw had to be Venus. Go to skyandtelescope.com click on Observing and you will find a number of articles on Comet Holmes. There are many pictures. I saw it Tuesday night and again last night. Binoculars are enough to show the fuzzball that it has become. It will be bright enough for a few weeks. It is not coming any closer. The reason we see it is that has brightened over a million times since expelling this vast amount of dust. The Sky and Telescope website also has what else can be seen. I expect a diagram of the dawn eastern sky can be found showing where Venus is. Good viewing. Ed | |
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