Matthew Marcus wrote:
> There was the one time I was observing at 125x and I noticed a 'star' in
> the center of the field seemed to be blinking but not moving. That was
> strange! After a while,
> it did move, slowly at first, but picking up speed. It obviously was a
> plane, but so far away and at so nearly a direct approach that it
> appeared stationary at first.
> mam
This reminds me of something that happened to me one evening at San Luis
reservoir. It was just beginning to get dark and the stars had just started to
appear. I looked up and two stars, one slowly moving past the other - a
satellite. A second after this I saw a second star, moving in the same
direction and speed. Some of the NOSS satellites go in pairs or a triplets, and
I thought it is a lucky coincidence to see one by chance. Then I saw another
TWO stars, all moving in the same direction!
I was totally puzzled - I've never seen anything even remotely like this before!
It was like the sky was full with satellites, all going in the same direction.
You have probably guessed it by now - the single "star" was a satellite, and all
the "satellites" were stars. Looking straight up without a telescope it was
hard to tell what was moving and what was stationary. :-)
- Alex
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