posted on Sep, 15 2003 @ 05:34 PM
I am frequently outside with one of my telescopes, although it doesnt happen often I have seen things I dont understand. I got into astronomy about
14 years ago, so I am not new to it. Although I have never been able to say I have "lost time", I have seen things that just blow me away. I know
satalites and fly across the field of view and airplanes as well, but one time I was viewing a spiral galaxy and saw something small and VERY faint go
across the sky and turn so sharp it had to be artificially controlled. I am not aware of any technology we have that could have done this, even in
space. I am not saying this was alien, it was just strange to see an object do this and not be able to figure out what it was. I was viewing through
a F5 12.5" reflector on an equitorial mount with a 35 mm Nagler eyepiece, which translates into a very wide field of view and a magnification of
about 60x. The skys were extremely clear that night and the atmosphere was very steady, so everything was very sharp. My regret that night was that
I didnt have my meade 14" with a video camera on it. Would have been cool to get video of it.