Last Monday at about 00:15 am, I saw something ‘strange’.
Between the stars I saw a star that was 3 times the size of Venus (at first I thought it was Venus, but it was in a different position). After a while, that ‘star’ shrank and started to move. A little faster than an airplane.
Now my question is: Did I see a satellite? Or just a natural phenomenon??
Thank you in advance!
Asker: Rick, 20 years old
Answer
Dear Rick
Of course it’s hard to say what you’ve seen, but maybe you can have a look at heavens-above.com. There you can check when a satellite passes between the stars. More explanation can be found on question 4337 />
If you ever consciously view a satellite, you can compare this with what you have seen before.
Answered by
Tim Somers
Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy
Ringlaan 3 1180 Brussels
http://www.aeronomy.be/
Ringlaan 3 1180 Brussels
http://www.aeronomy.be/
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