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Must be Deneb or Vega. They are very bright stars. -
i will try to get a picture of it in relation to other stars and moon- had an unussually coloured orange new moon last week, and it was fairly close to it, as i recall. so am giving as much info as i can recall, to see if that helps solve the mystery.
i have lived here for 13 years, and have never seen this bright light before. and originally when i saw it i thought it was a helicoptor spotlight or searchlight , as it was hovering in a stationary position, and incredibly bright ...personally, before the o.p. started this thread, i had noticed and mentioned this light to various family members, and, when it kept re-occurring, took it as a planet or even an asteriod(???) something that is definately not ussually therei think it might be a planet dont know a great deal about astromony, but i do recognise the north star, ( and i seem to recall noticing that it is lower than that, and to the northeast of it) the big and little dippers and the archer, and occasionally spend time looking at the sky. ( used to be quite interested when i was a kid)Comment
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It won't be an asteroid, you'd need a telescope to see that. Sometimes when stars/planets are low down in the sky they do appear brighter and larger.Comment
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It's a satellite.
I always see it on the way to the pub. Funnily enough, I never see it on the way home
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You can only see a satellite if it reflects sunlight which will be for a relatively sort time. I don't think this is what lindyloo is seeing.Originally posted by taff View PostIt's a satellite.
I always see it on the way to the pub. Funnily enough, I never see it on the way homeLast edited by Capsid; 21-05-2010, 09:16 PM.Comment
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I still have to report, there's no damn way I saw it on the way home tonight.
and it wasn't lindyloo, it was hawthorns
and lindyloo isn't in wiltshire although she has been,and may yet be again
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I had wondered if it could have been the Space Station- as that's very reflective!
Anyway- I checked- and it runs to the south of you...so can.t have been that- plus it moves Easterly."Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple
Location....Normandy FranceComment
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i was actually at home at sunset last night, and so could see the sun as it set! need to revise my directions!!! the bright object is definately in the west, as i took note of it's "exact" location, and the setting sun's, and they are in about the same place ( tho' the sun is obviously on the horizon as it set's, and not in the sky!) back to bright light-- by the time i next looked, which was at 11:45, it had dissapeared! there were other stars out, but didnt check locations- will do it when the bright object is there.
hawthorns- how does this light compare to the one you are seeing?Comment
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it seemed lowerin the sky last night. it was there at 11pmmy plot march 2013http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvzqRS0_hbQ
hindsight is a wonderful thing but foresight is a whole lot betterComment
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I don't think they are listening to us, Capsid! Maybe the answer is too boring.
It is ET, on a return visit.Whooops - now what are the dogs getting up to?Comment
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jeanied: youve sussed me!!! i was just working around to convincing myself that it is a ufo hovering, waiting to take me home to the motherland!!! (LOL)Comment
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the plot thickens its moved by quite a distance. its much higher and off to the left from last nights position. its getting lower as the night goes onmy plot march 2013http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvzqRS0_hbQ
hindsight is a wonderful thing but foresight is a whole lot betterComment
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it was here earlier on tonight, but our light has dissapeared again ( now 11:00) . and not truly convinced it is venus.Comment
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