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November 21st, 2003, 11:45 PM
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Muff Daggy
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Join Date: May 2001
Location: Beaver Hollow, TN
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Mysterious Star --- ???? Anybody???
Hello all -- last night and tonight I have been looking at a mysterious star (or something). It's half way up in the south eastern sky around 11:00 PM. It's very bright, and pretty much in the same location as Mars was a month ago.
The strange thing is, with binocs it looks /alot/ like the Ship of Lights, with spikes coming out top and sides, and it seems to be red white and blue or red silver and blue. I think it also blinks or flickers quite dramatically.
Anybody know what this is??? Satellite? Space Station? Mini promo? (  )
Any info would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
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November 22nd, 2003, 09:03 AM
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Strike Leader
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Among the 13th tribe....
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Cool Muffit! I have no idea what it could be, but I'm going to take a look at it tonight.
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November 22nd, 2003, 09:30 AM
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Commodore
The Andorian Simpson
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Stalybridge, Cheshire, UK
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It'll be Mars. It''s going to be very visible fopr a few months yet. I can see it from my bedroom window looking like a very bright pinkish star with those spikes you mentioned.
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November 22nd, 2003, 03:32 PM
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Muff Daggy
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Join Date: May 2001
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Hi Warrior! I'm located in the Central Valley of California. It doesn't seem to move so am not sure what it is. At first I thought it was a distant plane due to the coloration, shape and blinking, but since it never moves... hmm...
Hi Amberstar! That would be cool if you looked too! It really is quite fascinating. I looked at Mars quite a lot but it was always a small pinkish dot, even thru binocs. This one looks almost like the stereotypical biblical star shape, with spikes/points branching out in every direction. Also it is larger than Mars was, and extremely colorful. Really looks like a Ship of Lights except with some red added too.
Hi Proximo! Could it be Mars? It's in the same spot, but it looks /much/ closer and larger. The spikes have me baffled too. And Mars was only pink and static whereas this is tri-color and blinks. Hmm, maybe atmospheric effects?
Anyway, it sure is cool! My very first UFO sighting - yay! (Even if it's not a true UFO).
Cheers all,
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November 23rd, 2003, 12:27 AM
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Strike Leader
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wenatchee, Soviet of WA., Ex U.S.A.
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It is Mars. Cylons are orbiting it, last I checked.
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November 23rd, 2003, 03:09 AM
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Commodore
The Andorian Simpson
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Stalybridge, Cheshire, UK
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Yes, atmospheric effects will often magnify a star or planet and make it look much larger and brighter than it is. All that air swirling and swimming around up there tends to work like a very bent lense at times... and in central california, I presume it's fairly warm, which would create a lot of turbulence.
Or it could be the cylons like Senmut says...  |
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