CaptainHawk1 Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 So I'm taking the trash out to the curb at approximately 0225 PDT (Las Vegas) and I look up at the moon and I see the weirdest flickering object at about the 11 o'clock position (if the moon were a dial on a clock). It's flickering like white and what looks like red and all things considering, looks like it's a pretty goos size object. What the heck is that thing??? -Shawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YT2095 Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 maybe it`s not a "Thing" it Could be some sort of Laser test, we Do have Mirrors on the moon for just that purpose. or maybe even the ISS, it`s quite visible from Earth on a clear night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaynos Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 I'd vote for some sort of satalitte, there's one I see very regularly moving around the south east.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swansont Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Mars, maybe? I know Mars is visible, in Gemini right now, but not where that is in relation to the moon at that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainHawk1 Posted March 27, 2008 Author Share Posted March 27, 2008 Well Sattelites, normally move because their in orbit, don't they? This thing was stationary for an hour (or more, maybe... I went to bed) and as far as the lasers are concerned, this was quite a distance in the position in the sky from the moon (about 3 moons away at the 11 o'clock position.) -Shawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaynos Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Was it moving at the same rate as the moon? No tall buildings or hills in that direction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrP Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 It's probably just aliens scanning the earth for intellegent life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insane_alien Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 could have been a helicopter. or a plane at a distance. could have been a lot of things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaynos Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 It's probably just aliens scanning the earth for intellegent life. If they find any I hope they tell us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwe)k Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 my educated guess would be an ALIEN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antimatter Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 I think I saw that once too as a kid, I always thought it was a satellite though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedarkshade Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 I'm guessing a satellite. But did you drink anything before that? Because I usually see 'stuff' when I drink something 'fancy'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Refsmmat Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 It may have been a planet, although I have no idea which. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNow Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Were there any psychotropic drugs involved? Perhaps mass quantities of alcohol? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antimatter Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Were there any psychotropic drugs involved? Perhaps mass quantities of alcohol? That's usually the case hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phi for All Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 2:25 in the morning a few miles from Area 51? Hmmm, I got nothing. But now I have to add aliens to the list of people who are interested in my trash.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losfomot Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Well Sattelites, normally move because their in orbit, don't they? This thing was stationary for an hour (or more, maybe... I went to bed) and as far as the lasers are concerned, this was quite a distance in the position in the sky from the moon (about 3 moons away at the 11 o'clock position.) -Shawn stationary with respect to the moon or the Earth? The moon would have moved noticeably after an hour.. did this object move with it? If so, not a geostationary satellite. I would guess that it was a star or planet. HERE is a picture of the sky in the direction of the moon from Las Vegas at 2:25am on the 27th... and HERE is one from the 26th (I'm not sure what day you are talking about) I don't see anything that sticks out at the position you are talking about... so maybe it WAS aliens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowwalker Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 My opinion(and you know what they say about those) is it was a star you just happened to see good on a clear night, I look at the stars a lot with my (naked) eyes and see the color changes (what they call blinking) and they appear to be white, green, yellow, red flashing colors. hope that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 My guest is that it is Antares (alpha scorpio) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmac22 Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 i know im a bit late but perhaps it may have been the gamma ray burst afterglow talked about here http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~wright/cosmolog.htm and in more detail here http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2008/mar/HQ_08086_Swift_Detects_GRB.html im not sure how long the afterglow would remain visible but i believe they can last for days or longer... who knows eh scratch that, i dont think it would be visible for that long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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