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How fast do satellites move on the night sky? | |
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| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 18621875 Macedonia07/28/2012 08:44 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | op they look like dim stars and move pretty quick ...i have seen a few , pretty amazinf when you first see one with the eyes , but once you find out its a sattelite its pretty deflating Quoting: Anonymous Coward 20748874 I see one almost every night, and it's pretty much crossing the sky in the same area. So yeah I think it's a satellite too. Although there have been nights in a row when I can see it as bright as Jupiter or the brightest star in the sky, maybe even brighter. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 2802495 United States07/28/2012 08:44 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The thing I'm seeing moves much faster, maybe there are faster moving satellites? It's actually more like 1-6 minutes horizon to horizon.. You can also track them here.. Comes in handy to cross reference with what you are seeing in the skies above. [link to spaceflight.nasa.gov] |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 7366910 Canada07/28/2012 08:47 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | too bad the sattelite page on Nasa doesn't exist anymore. anything moving irregularly is not a sattelite. Please people go check out the stars and be amazing. Something is going on out there. And pleae stay away from doom and all the theories. Just take it for what it is. AMAZING. We don't know what it is, No one does. Be open. |
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| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 18621875 Macedonia07/28/2012 08:48 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The thing I'm seeing moves much faster, maybe there are faster moving satellites? It's actually more like 1-6 minutes horizon to horizon.. You can also track them here.. Comes in handy to cross reference with what you are seeing in the skies above. [link to spaceflight.nasa.gov] Thanks for the site, but the satellite tracking doesn't work for me. Maybe it'll come back on later. |
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Obiwanbeeohbee User ID: 13779954 United States07/28/2012 08:54 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I think Heavens Above [link to www.heavens-above.com] is the best satellite database. I've had it in my browser favorites for over 10 years. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 13275018 United Kingdom07/28/2012 08:55 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | they're no way near as bright as a star and are pretty slow compared to a meteorite. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 13275018 No, this thing moves way slower than a meteorite, but a bit faster than a plane. yep, a bit faster than a plane is about right for speed...the ones I've seen were almost directly overhead and not very bright. The geostationary ones tend to be very bright, can make out the flashing lights sometimes. |
| ToSeek User ID: 9653749 United States07/28/2012 09:01 PM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | they're no way near as bright as a star and are pretty slow compared to a meteorite. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 13275018 No, this thing moves way slower than a meteorite, but a bit faster than a plane. Yes, that sounds about right. I'd also recommend the heavens-above.com site. You can also use it to see if what you saw matches a known satellite. |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 18621875 Macedonia07/29/2012 06:21 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | they're no way near as bright as a star and are pretty slow compared to a meteorite. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 13275018 No, this thing moves way slower than a meteorite, but a bit faster than a plane. Yes, that sounds about right. I'd also recommend the heavens-above.com site. You can also use it to see if what you saw matches a known satellite. Hey thanks for the site, I'll try to figure out if what I'm seeing is in their database.  |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 18621875 Macedonia07/29/2012 06:25 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | small hint. Those aren't satellites. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 7366910 I think you eyes are opening. I know what you mean, but in this case it's prolly just a satellite. On the other hand, I have seen on 2 occasions UFOs that were neither satellites nor planes, nor any conventional man made flying thing.. |
