My daughter and I thought we saw something, but I think we have too much light pollution around us
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And visible during daylight. It's bright enough.One local said he waited hours to get this
The last couple evenings too.It is ****ing overcast every AM:Angry
Probably some satellites. You can check www.stellarium-web.org to see what they were if you remember what time it was.I just went out to look. There is a redish star to the south, and right away I saw a shooting star and then two UFO. They were moving and one became very bright and then faded. I am going back out with my camera to take pictures if I see any more.
Yup. And the reddish star was probably Aldebaran or Venus.Probably some satellites. You can check www.stellarium-web.org to see what they were if you remember what time it was.
I’m pretty sure it wouldn’t have been Venus if it was to the south, reddish, and visible at 3:15am. Due to Venus’s proximity to the sun it is visible roughly half the year in the eastern sky at sunrise, and the other half of the year in the western sky at sunset. It’s also very white. As for planets, red is typically either Mars or Jupiter.Yup. And the reddish star was probably Aldebaran or Venus.
At 3AM this morning Mars would have been low in the south-southeast quadrant of the night sky.I just went out to look. There is a redish star to the south, and right away I saw a shooting star and then two UFO. They were moving and one became very bright and then faded. I am going back out with my camera to take pictures if I see any more.
Were they using cell phones?My video didn't come out good I will try again tonight. It did pick up a couple of eastern screech owls calling, I didn't know what the sounds were at first.
Two cups and a string. Their wings can't hit the tiny buttons on modern cell phones.Were they using cell phones?
Saturn has been super bright in the South... "around now – Saturn is more or less opposite the sun in Earth's sky, rising in the east around sunset, climbing highest up for the night around midnight and setting in the west around sunrise. When opposite the sun, Saturn is visible all night and at its brightest seen from Earth."I just went out to look. There is a redish star to the south, and right away I saw a shooting star and then two UFO. They were moving and one became very bright and then faded. I am going back out with my camera to take pictures if I see any more.
Where is this view? It’s amazing. I saw the ISS at the beach last week but over the ocean. I’ve been trying to get a better view of NEOWISE too much light pollution I guess. This photo is amazing.The streak is the ISS
Where is this view? It’s amazing. I saw the ISS at the beach last week but over the ocean. I’ve been trying to get a better view of NEOWISE too much light pollution I guess. This photo is amazing.
If I'm not mistaken, these are long-exposure photos and not representative of what you were able to see with your eyes, correct? Either way, they are awesome pictures!
Its hard not to do some longer exposures because you get blur without longer shots on tripod etc. A lot of the photogs are pros and know how to tickle pics in Photoshop etc. Vanilla shots look like this..
Photos are great! Thanks for posting
I saw it from Allaire SP Friday, Big Brook CP yesterday & my street in Brielle tonight. Have to use binoculars or a telescope.
My friend saw it in LBI with the naked eye & took cell phone photos. Good luck!
This is a 20 second exposure over the Raritan Bay from Keyport. 70 mm lens, f2.8. Not a great shot, but for the level of effort I will take it.
That was not the comet. The comet would be stationary in the sky, looking like a Star with a bit of a tail
What you saw might have been a fireball
Meteor, basically a meteor which crosses the sky more slowly than your typical shooting star, and often you can see sparks
Coming off of it.
I was fortunate to see a fireball in the mid 60’s
It was seen by millions and made the front page of the daily news, the theory being it burned out over Canada
Consider yourself lucky if you witnessed one, it is much more impressive than a comet, having seen them also
I went to Big Brook last night. No problem getting in. There was a fair amount of people and cars. One guy had a super bright headlamp that he was using to set up and also blind everyone.How was the viewing from Big Brook? I'm in middletown and would like to check it out but not sure best location. Any issues with getting into Big Brook after dark? Need binoculars? Is it worth the trip?
These are the photos I look last night. It is not visible with the naked eye, you need binoculars or telescope.
It was much brighter 3 weeks ago.Yeah, found that out last night. Located the big dipper but couldn't find the comet. Tried with binoculars but to no avail. This thing is no Hale-Bopp which was clearly visible with naked eye