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Originally posted by bdb818888
I live in the country and see these craft a lot , they are actually satellites.
Originally posted by HeresHowItGoes
Originally posted by bdb818888
I live in the country and see these craft a lot , they are actually satellites.
sattelites dont change luminosity massively like these ones do,they are clearly not sattelites,did you watch the videos as you could only have come to that conclusion if you hadnt.
Originally posted by HeresHowItGoes
sattelites dont change luminosity massively like these ones do,they are clearly not sattelites
Originally posted by C.H.U.D.
Originally posted by HeresHowItGoes
sattelites dont change luminosity massively like these ones do,they are clearly not sattelites
Before you come in spouting nonsense (like the quote above), how about doing a little research?
Satellites most certainly do change their brightness. Any satellite can, but the best known examples are Iridium flares.
Originally posted by scojak
reply to post by C.H.U.D.
Call me ignorant, but do the reflective surfaces on the iridium flares rotate? I don't do much recreational satellite research, but I do know that a constant pulse, like the one in the third video, would require some sort of rotating apparatus. Be it a rotating reflective surface reflecting the sun, or a rotating light like a lighthouse, rotation is necessary. Please enlighten me.
I would also like to point out that in the fifth video, the guy notes a change in direction from west to south. A pretty difficult feat for any satellite to do in a matter of seconds.
Originally posted by scojak
reply to post by C.H.U.D.
Call me ignorant, but do the reflective surfaces on the iridium flares rotate? I don't do much recreational satellite research, but I do know that a constant pulse, like the one in the third video, would require some sort of rotating apparatus. Be it a rotating reflective surface reflecting the sun, or a rotating light like a lighthouse, rotation is necessary. Please enlighten me.
Originally posted by scojak
I would also like to point out that in the fifth video, the guy notes a change in direction from west to south. A pretty difficult feat for any satellite to do in a matter of seconds.
Originally posted by HeresHowItGoes
these objects change direction on multiple occassions if you view more of the footages,they simply cannot be sattelites.
Some satellites do rotate (causing flares and flashes when reflective surfaces catch the sun), but rotation is not necessary since the satellite is moving, and thus the sun/satellite/observer angle will be constantly changing, making flares possible.
Did you mean the footage entitled :UFO Strobes in Acknowledgement & Climbs!!! 11-30-10 ?
I watched, but could not see any obvious direction changes (perhaps I needed the sound turned on?) in that clip.
Originally posted by scojak
I guess I should have said "consistent" instead of "constant". Pulses with a consistent period occur. This would indicate a consistent rotational movement with the reflections occurring at the same instant in each rotational cycle. The only other explanation would be reflectors at different angles calculated to reflect light to an observer at a consistent rate. Either that or a very, very bright pulsating light.
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Originally posted by scojak
The sound would help as I was creating my hypothesis based on the commentary, not an actual viewing of directional change.
Originally posted by scojak
Thanks for the response.