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Astronymus
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by Astronymus » Sun Jan 05, 2025 9:43 am
Is that a meteor at 1:15 something?
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Alietr
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by Alietr » Sun Jan 05, 2025 1:12 pm
I was wondering about the red flashes around 1:17.
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johnnydeep
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by johnnydeep » Sun Jan 05, 2025 6:45 pm
Astronymus wrote: ↑Sun Jan 05, 2025 9:43 am
Is that a meteor at 1:15 something?
Most likely.
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by johnnydeep » Sun Jan 05, 2025 6:46 pm
Alietr wrote: ↑Sun Jan 05, 2025 1:12 pm
I was wondering about the red flashes around 1:17.
Assuming this video was shot from within the ISS by an astronaut, it looks like reflections of flashing lights on the ISS itself?
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by Dellok » Sun Jan 05, 2025 7:27 pm
A beautiful, moving portrait of Earthlings struggling to space, albeit via an unsustainable method we might have time to replace.
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Alietr
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by Alietr » Sun Jan 05, 2025 8:30 pm
johnnydeep wrote: ↑Sun Jan 05, 2025 6:46 pm
Alietr wrote: ↑Sun Jan 05, 2025 1:12 pm
I was wondering about the red flashes around 1:17.
Assuming this video was shot from within the ISS by an astronaut, it looks like reflections of flashing lights on the ISS itself?
That's a possibility, but they are moving
with the Earth; if they were a reflection of something on the ISS, they presumably would have moved
along the Earth.
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by johnnydeep » Sun Jan 05, 2025 8:35 pm
Alietr wrote: ↑Sun Jan 05, 2025 8:30 pm
johnnydeep wrote: ↑Sun Jan 05, 2025 6:46 pm
Alietr wrote: ↑Sun Jan 05, 2025 1:12 pm
I was wondering about the red flashes around 1:17.
Assuming this video was shot from within the ISS by an astronaut, it looks like reflections of flashing lights on the ISS itself?
That's a possibility, but they are moving
with the Earth; if they were a reflection of something on the ISS, they presumably would have moved
along the Earth.
Hmm, you're right. Which makes this more mysterious!
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by Tekija » Sun Jan 05, 2025 10:04 pm
johnnydeep wrote: ↑Sun Jan 05, 2025 8:35 pm
Alietr wrote: ↑Sun Jan 05, 2025 8:30 pm
johnnydeep wrote: ↑Sun Jan 05, 2025 6:46 pm
Assuming this video was shot from within the ISS by an astronaut, it looks like reflections of flashing lights on the ISS itself?
That's a possibility, but they are moving
with the Earth; if they were a reflection of something on the ISS, they presumably would have moved
along the Earth.
Hmm, you're right. Which makes this more mysterious!
It has been suggested they were from large power lines then under construction around the city of Zalantun in Northwest China, possibly due to warning lights in the pylons. At least that seems to be the corresponding region.
https://space.stackexchange.com/questio ... e-iss-in-t
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by johnnydeep » Sun Jan 05, 2025 10:21 pm
Tekija wrote: ↑Sun Jan 05, 2025 10:04 pm
johnnydeep wrote: ↑Sun Jan 05, 2025 8:35 pm
Alietr wrote: ↑Sun Jan 05, 2025 8:30 pm
That's a possibility, but they are moving
with the Earth; if they were a reflection of something on the ISS, they presumably would have moved
along the Earth.
Hmm, you're right. Which makes this more mysterious!
It has been suggested they were from large power lines then under construction around the city of Zalantun in Northwest China, possibly due to warning lights in the pylons. At least that seems to be the corresponding region.
https://space.stackexchange.com/questio ... e-iss-in-t
Sounds possible, but these lights seem HUGE and would have to be pretty strong to be seen from the ISS, no?
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by Alietr » Mon Jan 06, 2025 12:01 pm
Pretty tall pylons if they were warning the ISS away!
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by Astronymus » Mon Jan 06, 2025 12:51 pm
johnnydeep wrote: ↑Sun Jan 05, 2025 10:21 pm
Tekija wrote: ↑Sun Jan 05, 2025 10:04 pm
johnnydeep wrote: ↑Sun Jan 05, 2025 8:35 pm
Hmm, you're right. Which makes this more mysterious!
It has been suggested they were from large power lines then under construction around the city of Zalantun in Northwest China, possibly due to warning lights in the pylons. At least that seems to be the corresponding region.
https://space.stackexchange.com/questio ... e-iss-in-t
Sounds possible, but these lights seem HUGE and would have to be pretty strong to be seen from the ISS, no?
Zalantun Genghis Khan Airport, being surrounded by those powerlines, may be the reason for this excessive illumination.
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