Ever since the first Sputnik glided across the Sydney skies I have noticed that all artificial satellites "appear" to sort of stagger along their way when viewed with (my) unaided eyes. Even the echo satellite series appeared to move erratically, and they were relatively bright objects, not on the threshold of seeing. When seen through binoculars or a finder scope or even on rare occasions the main OTA, they are seen to be moving smoothly as one would expect.
Has anyone else ever noticed this effect? is it a well documented aberration? or am I a loner on this one? Am I afflicted with some strange sight/optic nerve anomaly since at least age 11?
