Great to see this. It then shot off at an incredible rate further north where it then again stopped and then disappeared. Here are a number of flashes that do not fit any of the above examples. Im amazed to see all the comments of people seeing this recently. Times and dates given apply to mid-northern . All 4 in a line about the other. Great description, exactly what we are seeing here in The Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia on a mountain with minimal light pollution, its like a camera flash as far away as the stars, stationary, multiples, each individual flash around every 20-30 seconds. I believe there are only a few explanations for these flashes. However an hour later I suffered a very intense headache almost migraine like and lasted most of the day even with painkillers and had to take the rest of the day off work. Its flashing through the trees and lighting up the sky above it. The flashes in question are not cosmic rays hitting the CCD chip. I am on a Oahu right now. They were irregular flashes. Sometimes much brighter than Sirius. https://youtu.be/bMAi6vuTQT8 still not sure what these things are? Deborah Byrd created the EarthSky radio series in 1991 and founded EarthSky.org in 1994. kinda like seeing stars when we lose our breath or get punched dead in the face. Beta The Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Roanoke Rapids on a date of your choice. The green comet - Comet 2022 E3 (ZTF) - will pass near the bright star Aldebaran on February 14 and 15. This sent a chill down my spine. Almost like a flash bulb. At what time in the evenings are they most active? I went out from my house to look for Jupiter. They seem to be coming from space and not from within the Earths atmosphere ..they are very interesting to me because something is doing it and the what is what makes me so intrigued. Also they will flash gold or yellow sometimes. Mysterious bright green fireball lights up sky and sparks UFO - MSN [removed] impy695 3 yr. ago. Well heres the crazy part nothing from that area of the sky Starlink satellites are always moving and are not in GSO/GEO. No rhyme or reasonI want to know what these are! One of the clearest videos of the spectacle was caught by Armando Pena Jr. from Hutto, Texas. We saw multiple, at least 3 in a very starry sky around 7pm for at least an hour, same flashes, stationary, then flash and had moved a little in any direction. Always wondered what they were which is why Im here. It was almost surreal." Many witnesses described the same thing -- that it looked like a helicopter that may have been coming in low, and then it broke up into hundreds of lights that streaked. 13 10 comments Best smdepot 12 yr. ago I didn't see this, but last night at around 1am in south Scottsdale there was this really loud humming noise. For a number of years now I have been using a Watec 902H low light CCTV camera for monitoring lightning related phenomena. No satellite would use a camera flash to take a picture as the light wouldnt illuminate anything on the ground, so, I remain stumped. For instance every 15seconds for 2 or 3 minutes. I watched, expecting to see another blink, scanning an area around the single flash. My conclusion for many of the pinpoint flashes are that they are the result of space junk burning up, which are on a gravitationally caused trajectory directly towards the observer on Earth relatively speaking, as these pieces reach the required velocity for frictional burning up in oxygenated atmosphere, as opposed to meteor objects burning up as the Earth flies through old comet tales and producing the more sweeping light trails in the sky. Dan Pye, director of astronomy and science communication at Kielder Observatory, said: "The Geminids are generally easy to see, the only issue is going to be that the moon is going to be out for much of the night - probably until around 3am. In Illinois, there's the Green River State Wildlife Area about two hours west of Chicago. I have the app Skyview, and it showed nothing of interest (satellites, etc) in that area.? The stargazing session is free, but you must have or purchase an entrance permit to get into the area. Dipper or as i put it in my notes Ursa Major seems to come up often. Our Milky Way's central black hole flares unpredictably, both day to day and also over the long term. Wyoming USA. Very cool!! "It was only visible for two snaps of your fingers, then poof gone," Vance told the Coloradoan, adding that the sight of the quick green flash gave her goosebumps. I have been seeing them this year in central Texas. Sometimes it will flash off to the side of my vision as if it wants to get my attention. Heres my observation from a while back I had put on the forum probably buried away now. Could they be shooting stars coming directly at a focal point? That star is Capella. and it would and get super bright and fade away slowly or cloaked itself. Over the years Ive recorded many single flashes of light that are NOT airplanes. They are meteors that come directly at earth then explode when they hit the atmosphere. During these times I was actually trying to communicate with UFOs and I would tell them to make a Flash of light and it would happen and and sometimes our brains trick us but this was actually recorded and that was very shocking to me. One of the other guys there told me it was flare from a Russian satellite. Either this was different origins of the flashes, or one origin that was moving through the sky. They did not move all were stationary. Satellites that appear to project a large light ring around them. I know the Geminids meteor shower peaked last night but I wasnt aware it would be visible here in Qld Australia tonight at this time, especially with the cloud cover and light pollution. Ive seen a few things I cannot explain and attempt to dispel what I have. that sounds silly, I know, but I believe it! Im a teacher in a boarding school in Kenya. A bright light over the Alamo on Sunday, July 24, 2022. Theyre in LEO which requires movement. We keep wondering if it could be military. These flashes happen way to often for them to go unnoticed by the thousands of academic cameras trained at the skies around the world. Just makes me think. Twitter user @L . For a second or two, the upper rim of the sun flashes green. Geminid meteor over Lindisfarne Castle on the Holy Island, Nothumberland. This is my email if anybody has any knowledge about this. Cheers. I see more than one in an evening. Over the years I've recorded many "single flashes of light" that are NOT airplanes. Any unusual sightings werelikely activity froma Quadrantid meteor shower that peaked late Friday night over Northern Colorado. Ive seen that! This is just an experiment, but might be found to be useful. Not sure what it was. Weve spotted 2 big government looking ones flying here recently. If youre waking before dawn this time of year, youll find Sirius toward the south. #inwx. Nobody seems to know! The highest and brightest is Vega, lower and to the left is Deneb, and lowest and more toward the south is Altair. Sure, I might have seen things like this in the past every once in a looong while, but the way I saw them so many times last night has me quite perplexed. It was a solid stationary light for two days, then started blinking and moving in less than a minute it was gone. I am now scanning the south sky. This year I and my friends have seen similar lights three times, all lasting a few seconds. Im glad I found this, as I was starting to doubt my sanity for a split second there. Last night November 26, 2022 around 7:00 PM New Jersey I glanced into night sky while outside with my daughter. So, Capella is a golden point of light that flashes red and green when its low in the sky. Ive seen the exact same type of flash in the same spot about 3 or 4 times in the last year. Western PA. Who knows. That helped explain the noise that can be heard, they said, as well as the fact the light seems sometimes to distort into recognisable shapes. I have video of Iridium flares. I recently relocated to a region in the inland eastern US and all of a sudden I am seeing a ton of the flashes. 4;30 AM during a meteor shower. t then flashed once every 80 seconds as it moved very slowly. Except this single flash happened exactly every 17 seconds we watched it for about 30 minutes or so. We had clear sky, i saw many satelittes also crossing that area. With a lens open for 10 seconds on a camera it would most likely create a line from any movement of a drone. I just looked out my home office window and go flashes like a camera flash was outside almost like a strobe light that you see on the school bus so thats what I assumed it was and I looked outside and it didnt seem to come from anywhere. I am in Greece in an RV parked in a dark sky area. I live in Milford, Illinois (central Illinois)and have seen these single bright flashes around 10:45 pm for past few years (2020 2022) usually overhead. I had seen one of these regular occuring star flashes and fixed my eye on it as it went dim, it moved a little more then flashed again, i continuing tracking it even though it was very dim but it suddenly accelerated at a very fast pace over a large area of the sky in almost a perfect circle and then dissapeared. So this is very plausible. But even stranger is it does not appear to be moving as there is not trail. It did not move at all. Sept 27 8:3pm. A green light in the sky over Arizona had social media buzzing over the weekend. It caught my attention and looked directly where it came from and immediately another flash happened. There are no significant meteor showers currently (that Im aware of), and collectively, we saw 5 in one hour. Got me intrigued. Plus the objects are more or less static. They were all white flashes not in the same spot. Key West's Famous Green Flash Sunset | AvantStay Its not possible to draw any firm conclusions, as there are no discernible physical features. Minute later saw an airplane in that position, so clearly can rule out an airplane for the flashes. Green Flash in Night Sky.. what was it?! - Stargazers Lounge I also saw these quick bright flashes a couple of nights ago. I saw 7 or 8 flashes (about 6/7 seconds apart) of something that was stationary, then it moved slightly, flashed about 5 times, then stopped. The pulses seem to me to be happening a long long way away. but all the flashes form the same point, so not random, natural and in single file upon entry, almost like craft entering our atmosphere and creating a flash bang? I was looking at the direction of Vega when a bright star appeared maybe 5-7 degrees to the north of it and a bit lower from then horizon (5 degrees max.). We saw a series of about 4 flashes in 20 minutes in varying spots. August 2006 I saw with my nephew a similar long lasting flash, which was not so bright as the one I described above. I would like to know what is causing this? Object's daily path. With some truth. Last night I saw an odd one. Hi Colin. Store clerk found dead in Arizona City, suspect in custody, 'We're seeing many of them every day': Banner providers treating severe heat-related illnesses with immersive ice therapy, VIDEO: Stormy skies blanket the Valley Monday night, straight out of the new "Ghostbusters: Afterlife" trailer, Video shows strange lights in the sky over Tucson. Flashes remained in roughly same spot for about 30 minutes then appeared to move some distance and remain stationary again. Little did Vance know, just before she and her daughter saw the flash in southwest Fort Collins, a small group of amateur astronomers was gathered near Fossil Creek Reservoir Open Space on the southeastern edge of town for a special public skygazing session. Green flashes are best seen over ocean horizons like this one, and, this time, the California wildfires did something helpful. Its so bright that every year in northern autumn, we get questions from people in the Northern Hemisphere who see a star twinkling with colorful flashes. What was the green flash seen across night skies in the North East? They moved, and backed up. I started seeing the flashes this year (2022), usually between 8 and 10 PM ET. What are your guys thoughts on this. I know a lot about the night sky and what to expect when seeing satellites etc but what i saw tonight sent chills up my spine. Kim_108 August 29, 2022 (5:11 am) Tonight, here in north Seattle, on August 29th, 2022, at 4:40 am, there was a long TRAIN of a space ship in a straight line going from east to west, in the night . Giant Green Fireball Seen In 6 Different States Sparks More UFO - MSN Awesome green meteor streaks across the night sky in the US Ive seen them dim and move a short distance a few times. Tonight 2 flashes 2 sec apart, in POV from Switzerland Ursa Major, close to Dubhe. Future astronauts on the moon will need to have water, and now NASA has designed a new CubeSat spacecraft to search for ice in lunar craters using laser beams. Pacific Northwest sky north. ?. Not the first time, either. I found this just looking online for an answer to the mystery! My friends neighbor is an astronomy professor and Im hoping to get a chance to talk to him about these mysterious flashes of light, Please let us know what your neighbor thinks about the flashes , Ive been seeing these too. Im very well versed in astronomy and satellites. (https://youtu.be/8qQJ2g5h9q8): Im not sure what to make of some of these flashes, particularly the ones that occur during overcast conditions. Green fireball seen streaking across Arizona sky | 12news.com 115 Weather My dad passed away in December and he and I were both space nerds. Nothing there. In addition, Ive been able to correlate the flares I see with the predicted flare on planetarium software. Or ..who knows. Around 9:15 tonight I saw the same thing in the western sky, above the cluster of those 7 stars. If you see a bright star in the northeast on October evenings, twinkling with red and green flashes, it's probably Capella. I got chills reading that. I have seen flashes of light many times for the last 20 years. Just saw an unexplained flash 8:09 pm Arizona time, Nov 2 2022. Very weird in opinion as I see them a lot in the same space in the nights shy. It appears like it did move around somewhat, but not in a straight line. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. It sounded like it was moving from east to west pretty slowly. Had a regular interval, but it was very long, like 2 plus minutes. These flashes only occur once during the recordings. A science communicator and educator since 1976, Byrd believes in science as a force for good in the world and a vital tool for the 21st century. I have been watching for over an hour what looks to be lightening but its not. Tonight they are approx 1.5 mins apart seen west, north and east of the yard and have been going for at least a couple of hours. I have also studied the UFO phenomenon fairly extensively and these fit the unidentified qualifier, but theres likely a very scientific explanation. What i thought it is: some sort of satelite thrusters, but on the 4.th sept i saw series of flashes and therefore i suppose its unlikely. It just has to mean that geo-stationary satellites are shiny enough with flat enough edges to appear that bright, but that must be the case. Had this same experience Kaz. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Something like a blink comparator could be developed by synching the frames and viewing them on a split screen. Saw the same thing on June 15 at 2 am in Southeastern Idaho. No idea what it was tho, just lucky it was exactly where I was looking at the time, Here's all you need to know to see one, plus great pics! It's not hard to see a green flash with the eye alone, when sky conditions are right, and when you're looking toward a very clear and very distant horizon. they are like a flash and some times even a like blurred few flashes afterwards. Here's a typical day, See what a massive new theme park the size of Disneyland planned for the Central US could look like. Fancy a run? You can follow the Galileo Project on Twitter link above. Thanks for your input. How bright are they, the non flashing ones that is? I took video of it for about 10 minutes. Its actually a really good example of what weve been seeing and discussing. Wasn't during a storm either. Just flashes. We saw this tonight in MN USA around 10 m. We have never seen this before. My boyfriend and I saw the same flashing object in Miami last week. Held my binoculars on it for about 1min. Ive been seeing these flashes for the last 2 years or so, but never before. It was noticeably larger than the surrounding stars. My lens exposure was for 30 seconds off for 5 and open for 30 for the next pic. Sometimes there will be two or three in a row in the same spot. Me too! I could see stars directly around where these flashes occurred and had seen several planes that night also so the cloud cover wasnt obscuring the source of the flashes and I saw nothing that would have caused them. Then it moved up and it seemed further away because the flashes werent as bright. Your experience matches mine down to the exact details. Prior to this in the same week I saw what could have been a tumbling satellite as the flashes were uniform and following a constant trajectory. Our sun is a green star. Did You See a String of Lights in the Sky Last Night? The Mystery There was 4 or 5 flashes from the same area, a few seconds between flashes. Id love to know what they are. Could be a drone. I have seen flashes in the sky near the Big Dipper several times in May and June 2023 (which is when I started looking at the night sky in depth, because my son told me he had seen flashes in the sky). Night sky, July 2023: What you can see tonight [maps] | Space They flash with purpose. Most of my sky watching has been in a westerly direction recently. This is what I came here looking for not blinking dots have you had any further look into it? Here's what it was. My husband and I were out looking at the Perseid meteor shower and I clearly saw a white flash, then an almost red flash and the last flash was white again. I though maybe they could be meteors hitting this atmosphere head on but what trows me off about that is when they happen two or three times in the same spot.. I felt that this thing or whatever it is.was tracking me. There are also what look like stars that brighten and flash aswell. https://youtu.be/Ls98E2Alcvs Thats interesting. Need to figure out if satellite moving is catching the sun rays, Im in Bristol and at 3am (25/6/23) I have just seen the same. Capella climbs upward through the night, and this month soars high overhead in the wee hours before dawn. Ive seen satellites flash before especially the musk star link satellites. To do that I leaned my head agains the wall of my house to keep my view stationary and watched the light until it started quite slowly to dim and become invisible. Like the ones i saw on 30th of May: The video above shows the lights hovering in a strange formation, flashing. I have taken pics 2nd march 23 over perth of white flashes the size of the moon. As others have mentioned in this thread, they look like bright, white camera flashes. The flashes do not appear randomly in different locations. Hello all, this post has generated a substantial amount of comments and it might benefit from a better platform to discuss the subject. I dont remember the exact days or times but both were in the first two weeks of September 2022. They are completely stationary thus ruling out satellite glints. "WTF is that," Stephens wrote. This is to ensure that when I record a flash, I give the recording long enough to record any subsequent strobe flashes from the airplane, if thats what it is that Im capturing. Super interesting sighting for me. There is nothing behind my house but trees and a field. This was seen in the southwest portion of the sky, south of Jupiter and Venus in the west which were very bright that morning. Happy finding. I attended a local astronomy club viewing event a few months ago, asked almost every amateur astronomer there about the flashes and got zero affirmative responses. Over the period of an hour. "To see them, you want to try and get to dark skies as far away from light pollution as possible.". Thanks everyone for posting. Do satellites use camera flash strobes at nighttime? I just dont believe that TLEs explain the phenomena. Yep. When I record a flash I always check on Stellarium (planetarium software) to see if there were any known satellites at the spot of the flash during the time recorded. The video of the phenomenon was tweeted out by Dr. Lucille Le Corre, a planetary scientist at the Planetary Science Institute in Tucson. Multiple NBC 7 viewers suggested the flash may have been a shooting star. The pulse looks almost man-madelike maybe a blinking light on an aircraft. My best guess is that it is a geostationary satellite that is rotating, and it makes a full rotation every 11 second, reflecting sunlight off of its dollar array. I have a fairly powerful blue lazer rated for for 900 miles, and whatever they are, they seem to react when I point my lazer at them. Ive seen iridium flares, the ISS, all sorts of satellites. ~ Witness. If you watch long enough you will see it flash several times in a fairly straight direction. Because of the series on different spots. "It's one of the most active meteor showers of the year and along with the Perseids it's definitely one of the ones we talk about more than the others. timespan of a minute. Captured on Sony a7s and Ato. Compass directions. I dont think its a transient luminous Event like electrical discharges above energetic thunderstorms. Ive just sent an email to MUFON to see if they have an explanation.