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Originally Posted by Str8upnub
hey guys i pulled out my new 6inch dob last nite and i noticed as i was looking at Jupiter i saw what i thought was a comet quickly going by past my view, i didnt think much about it but then i was just randomly point my telescope at stars and i saw another go buy.
is it normal to see "comets?" that much ?
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It frustrates me that media has created this idea that comets just flick by. The reality with most things in space is they dont just shoot by (based on our view of them, thousands of kilometers per hour is still fast). Meteors do, that is possibly what you saw, Satellites take 2-3 seconds to pass across your field of view.
Media frustration also includes end of days style comments etc. I have had so many emails from people I know and work asking me about 2012 ending, planex x blah blah blah. I often give them JJJ's responce.. if it were happening we'd all be out there imaging it and not replying to emails
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That's my whinge for the morning.
By the way, congrats Str8upnub you saw somthing that is uncommon to see and although it only lasted a fraction of a second, now you know you saw it take a second to look up, maybe it will be visible in the naked eye. if not enjoy the fact that you managed to see a meteor or satellite in only around 1" of sky. Pretty cool huh?