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Astronomy => Alerts! Questions? Discussions... => Topic started by: MarkS on Feb 08, 2011, 16:53:08

Title: Extremely Bright Object
Post by: MarkS on Feb 08, 2011, 16:53:08
Did anyone see that extremely bright object hovering in the sky today? 

There were quite a number of independent sightings by people here at Canary Wharf but I don't know if it was visible elsewhere.   

It was so bright that it was painful to look at and it actually cast shadows on the ground.

Mark
Title: Re: Extremely Bright Object
Post by: Carole on Feb 08, 2011, 17:41:26
Oooer!!
:alien:
Title: Re: Extremely Bright Object
Post by: Tony G on Feb 08, 2011, 17:56:27
Mark,

I was stuck on the M25 for a while earlier, because a car had crashed as it came through Essex between J28 and J29, and a policeman told me, while I was sitting in traffic, that as the driver reached the brow of the hill, he was startled by a dazzling orb just stationary in the sky sort of south westerly, and he swerved to avoid it. He told the police that he had never seen anything like it..................well not since early last year anyway.
I missed it, but I'm hoping there maybe something on the local News or Youtube later.

Tony G
Title: Re: Extremely Bright Object
Post by: mickw on Feb 08, 2011, 18:08:45
I missed it, but I did catch a glimpse of a shadow out of the window.

Nothing in the news so perhaps you imagined it or it was a rare occurrence.
Title: Re: Extremely Bright Object
Post by: Mike on Feb 08, 2011, 19:53:09
Hovering or moving slowly?
Title: Re: Extremely Bright Object
Post by: MarkS on Feb 08, 2011, 20:05:28
Quote from: Mike
Hovering or moving slowly?

It moved very slowly across the sky over a period of hours ...
Title: Re: Extremely Bright Object
Post by: Carole on Feb 08, 2011, 20:24:00
Got it!!

Very funny Mark

OK we saw the sun today!!! :cheesy:
Title: Re: Extremely Bright Object
Post by: Mac on Feb 08, 2011, 20:26:04
 :cheesy:
Title: Re: Extremely Bright Object
Post by: Whitters on Feb 10, 2011, 20:40:10
 :abducted: :unwell: :parrot: