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Sky watching tonight: ISS and also second object?

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  • 15-04-2014 10:46pm
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    seanp_25
    Registered Users Posts: 230 ✭✭


    I saw ISS just now, 22:40 or so but just a few minutes earlier I saw something slower moving rising in the east, slightly slower moving than ISS and to my eyes it seemed to be changing colour.

    White to red and back again every 2 seconds or so. I saw this last night also and thought it was ISS, but tonight I've seen them both within a few minutes of each other.

    Any idea what this could be?


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    Hondo75
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    I seen 2nd object goin south to north bout same time, better view of iss during 1st passin ..out in saggart


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    NUTZZ
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    It was more than likely the Japanese satellite AJISIA (EGS) you saw. It passed around the same time the ISS did.


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    Zubeneschamali
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    Flickery things are usually rocket stages tumbling. Satellites would want to be seriously knackered to be visibly spinning every 2 seconds.


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    jimbis
    Registered Users Posts: 1,355 ✭✭✭jimbis


    Hondo75 wrote: »
    I seen 2nd object goin south to north bout same time, better view of iss during 1st passin ..out in saggart

    Seen the same myself 3 times in the last few nights. Really cool looking.
    What I seen wasn't flickering or anything, steady moving object not as bright as the iss.


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