Unknown Object

cjmarsh81 · #1 05-02-2006, 10:30 PM

I was looking at the moon (I think it was around 9:45) and caught something heading north and followed it until it got to capella and then it faded away. It was slower than the normal shooting stars I see go past. Did anyone else see it? Was it a comet or meteor?

astro_south (Andrew) · #2 05-02-2006, 10:38 PM

cj - it was most likely a very high satellite

cjmarsh81 · #3 05-02-2006, 10:42 PM

Do Satellites normally show up orange like stars? I have not seen one before.

EzyStyles (Eric) · #4 06-02-2006, 12:25 AM

i was observing the moon and saw something so i tracked it. This was at 7.30pm though. Two things of what i think it is, a weather balloon or satellite. Most likely it was a weather balloon. More of a reflective object with a long rope/string attached.

Mikezoom · #5 06-02-2006, 11:25 AM

cjmarsh81,

I saw the exact same thing I think and I got It on camera. It was 10:01pm and was about a handspan to the East of Orion. Reminded me of an Iridium flare but nothing showing up on Heavens Above.

Mike. B.

cjmarsh81 · #6 06-02-2006, 01:12 PM

It could have been 10:01 My watch is analog and I can't see it in the dark, 9:45 was a guess.