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citrus_mystic OP t1_j3swb3o wrote

Reply to comment by Competitive-Ad-5153 in Saw a weird light last night by citrus_mystic

I’ve seen the ISS before. This was much, much brighter.

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Competitive-Ad-5153 t1_j3t6y6v wrote

The ISS does have different magnitudes of brightness depending on the angle of the Sun, its orbital trajectory, the positioning of its solar arrays, etc.

It wouldn't surprise me that it was the ISS: silently gliding through the sky, not blinking, no noise, but then disappears...

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FoleyisGood t1_j3vveqh wrote

It wasn't the ISS.

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Competitive-Ad-5153 t1_j3vxmxc wrote

Let's think skeptically for a minute...

What's the more likely explanation for what was seen:

  1. Some alien craft
  2. A satellite
  3. The ISS

The simplest explanation tends to be the right one. I've given a scientifically accurate, unbiased explanation for what was seen. What proof do you have that it wasn't the ISS?

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FoleyisGood t1_j3w0t87 wrote

> What proof do you have that it wasn't the ISS?

you said

> Update The ISS was visible last night from 9:11 to 9:15, setting in the ENE.

This happened sometime between 5:30-6pm - as I stated in a previous comment

also

It was a shooting star

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mdurg68 t1_j3w4lff wrote

Why do you only have 3 choices? You left off aircraft and shooting star. Since a few others and me saw it around the same time I’d guess it was a shooting star. I know how satellites move and look. Definitely wasn’t a satellite

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Competitive-Ad-5153 t1_j3wp2tx wrote

Fair enough.

I left off aircraft since it didn't have any blinking navigational lights.

And you are correct: it could've been a meteor. The Quadrantid meteor shower was about a week ago, so that is a definite possibility. I stand corrected.

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