lickin_starfish 2,027 Posted July 2, 2020 I'm sitting outside while my fire pit is burning down, watching the sky and chilling out. I saw what looked like a star, a pinpoint of light, but it was moving steadily from south to north in the sky. It wasn't blinking like a plane, and it was moving too fast anyway. Has anyone seen anything like this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fandandy 3,314 Posted July 2, 2020 Maybe a satellite? Usually when I have seen a "shooting star" it's quick and moves fast and then disappears. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lickin_starfish 2,027 Posted July 2, 2020 12 minutes ago, fandandy said: Maybe a satellite? Usually when I have seen a "shooting star" it's quick and moves fast and then disappears. This one was like fifteen seconds before it faded away. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shorepatrol 1,871 Posted July 2, 2020 35 minutes ago, frank said: Don’t you know? Ya, kind of a weird question 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fireballer 2,691 Posted July 2, 2020 52 minutes ago, frank said: Don’t you know? 16 minutes ago, shorepatrol said: Ya, kind of a weird question 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shorepatrol 1,871 Posted July 2, 2020 4 minutes ago, Fireballer said: I hope that's it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Guy 1,429 Posted July 2, 2020 18 minutes ago, Fireballer said: my thoughts exactly! also my favorite Bad Company song Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JustinCharge 2,397 Posted July 2, 2020 I've seen shooting stars. Its pretty much a streak in the sky. Like someone took a pen and drew a short line very fast. Altho that might have been a meteor shower. Maybe they are the same thing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fandandy 3,314 Posted July 13, 2020 I wonder if it was this. https://themindunleashed.com/2020/07/brilliant-comet-neowise-the-best-comet-in-decades-now-visible-with-the-naked-eye.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Elevator Killer 724 Posted July 13, 2020 It was a meteor. Stars don't just go flying across the sky and if they did it would be too far away to see the movement with the naked eye. I did learn today that we have a Neutron Star that shoots at us. They dug some ice up that showed different times in history when we got in the path and got bombarded. Oddly enough those times were also times of human advancement. Carl Sagen said that the earth getting hit could alter human genes. IDK, but it was interesting. It's Cygnus X-3 abouth 3700 Light Years from Earth.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
