tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13746420.post114382122767766337..comments2023-11-16T03:47:04.958-06:00Comments on Midnight Cafe Discussions: It has finally happened...Mat Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10572618956112125321noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13746420.post-40714169532337938192007-07-11T08:10:00.000-06:002007-07-11T08:10:00.000-06:00I cant beleive no one but me and Sip commented on ...I cant beleive no one but me and Sip commented on this...JShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837745315360109036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13746420.post-1144240315100075562006-04-05T06:31:00.000-06:002006-04-05T06:31:00.000-06:00Go for it, man!Watching the night sky is fun anywa...Go for it, man!<BR/><BR/>Watching the night sky is fun anyway.bigsiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13435879973761006243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13746420.post-1144207793463297092006-04-04T21:29:00.000-06:002006-04-04T21:29:00.000-06:00im a little disappointed...after my wife and I wat...im a little disappointed...<BR/>after my wife and I watching for 10 minutes, we saw nothing in the path area.<BR/><BR/>I got back in and realized that site offers paths of upcoming SATELLITES in my area... so they were probably small...<BR/><BR/>best i could find was this that shows the space station's location... i WILL see it again, to proce to myself what I saw was not a UFO...JShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837745315360109036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13746420.post-1144175157611466232006-04-04T12:25:00.000-06:002006-04-04T12:25:00.000-06:00check that site to be certain... remember, when yo...check that site to be certain... remember, when you look straight up (on the site, you will be looking right where the crosshairs meet) that north is behind you...JShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837745315360109036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13746420.post-1144171565976306132006-04-04T11:26:00.000-06:002006-04-04T11:26:00.000-06:00Whoa! OK, I know exactly where to look then!Cool!...Whoa! OK, I know exactly where to look then!<BR/><BR/>Cool!bigsiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13435879973761006243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13746420.post-1144170661649164562006-04-04T11:11:00.000-06:002006-04-04T11:11:00.000-06:00Actually, from the websites I have been looking at...Actually, from the websites I have been looking at, the sucker is so bright that you CAN see it, even in larger cities.<BR/><BR/>Clear night tonight, if you are up, you ought to mossey on out there with your compass in hand to give it a look. I think it will pass right over the last star in "the handle" of the big dipper (Or the small one, not sure)JShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837745315360109036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13746420.post-1144170084313913942006-04-04T11:01:00.000-06:002006-04-04T11:01:00.000-06:00I doubt I'll be able to see it as well from my pla...I doubt I'll be able to see it as well from my place. Lots of trees and lights.<BR/><BR/>Maybe we could come out there some time for space-station watching!<BR/><BR/>Of course, I bet you could REALLY see it out where my parents live!bigsiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13435879973761006243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13746420.post-1144159324008131442006-04-04T08:02:00.000-06:002006-04-04T08:02:00.000-06:00I'll be in my front yard with the compass that Bre...I'll be in my front yard with the compass that Brew gave me looking up at the sky at 10:12 central time (having forced my wife out there with me) to watch the space station pass by.<BR/><BR/>To find out where in the sky to look, consult the links i posted earlier.JShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837745315360109036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13746420.post-1144088784217845432006-04-03T12:26:00.000-06:002006-04-03T12:26:00.000-06:00We are lucky...I imagine NASA set the orbits of lo...We are lucky...<BR/><BR/>I imagine NASA set the orbits of lots of sats over our area for tracking purposes...Cool!bigsiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13435879973761006243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13746420.post-1144088714234137852006-04-03T12:25:00.000-06:002006-04-03T12:25:00.000-06:00Dude! Watching that light flit in the night sky o...Dude! Watching that light flit in the night sky on that video on the link you provided was cool!<BR/><BR/>You could even see the shape of the ISS!<BR/><BR/>Very cool!bigsiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13435879973761006243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13746420.post-1144088479228727942006-04-03T12:21:00.000-06:002006-04-03T12:21:00.000-06:00I've seen several sattelites fly over very quickly...I've seen several sattelites fly over very quickly out at my parents' house. <BR/><BR/>In fact, my Dad is who pointed out my first sattelite sighting.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, the internet is so cool, isn't it!bigsiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13435879973761006243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13746420.post-1144087521821464182006-04-03T12:05:00.000-06:002006-04-03T12:05:00.000-06:00I certainly hope you guys can see the space statio...I certainly hope you guys can see the space station like I did, so you can know how I felt when I saw it...<BR/><BR/>go to this website:<BR/><BR/>http://science.nasa.gov/realtime/jtrack/Spacecraft.html<BR/>Use the J TRACK and J PASS programs on that site (you do NOT have to download them, they are browser based) to see where to look or where it will be... we here in the south east are pretty lucky...JShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837745315360109036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13746420.post-1144087202738916562006-04-03T12:00:00.000-06:002006-04-03T12:00:00.000-06:00This map is from 2004, but if the ISS stayed on te...This map is from 2004, but if the ISS stayed on teh same path, you can see it goes right over my house...<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2004/12may_issjupiter.htm" REL="nofollow">click here</A>JShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837745315360109036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13746420.post-1144070161811042322006-04-03T07:16:00.000-06:002006-04-03T07:16:00.000-06:00"Ferris Beuhler's Day Off"?"Young Frankenstein"?"T..."Ferris Beuhler's Day Off"?<BR/><BR/>"Young Frankenstein"?<BR/><BR/>"Throw Mama from the Train"?<BR/><BR/>...bigsiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13435879973761006243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13746420.post-1144068711573102132006-04-03T06:51:00.000-06:002006-04-03T06:51:00.000-06:00Ha! I never thought of that quote, nice one."Luuuk...Ha! I never thought of that quote, nice one.<BR/>"Luuuke? Luuuuuke!"<BR/>Name that movieJShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837745315360109036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13746420.post-1144066777661238842006-04-03T06:19:00.000-06:002006-04-03T06:19:00.000-06:00That makes plenty of sense. "That's no moon; it's...That makes plenty of sense. <BR/><BR/>"That's no moon; it's a space station!"<BR/><BR/>You'll never be an old fogie, Jamison. Don't worry about that!bigsiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13435879973761006243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13746420.post-1143846493361229662006-03-31T17:08:00.000-06:002006-03-31T17:08:00.000-06:00Good news and bad news...Good news is that earth m...Good news and bad news...<BR/><BR/>Good news is that earth may not be under attack... bad news is that I don't think I saw a UFO...<BR/><BR/>I called a local radio show and mentioned what I saw... someone piped in and suggested I saw the International Space Station.<BR/>Upon further research, I found this:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.space.com/spacewatch/iss_viewing_040507.html" REL="nofollow">http://www.space.com/spacewatch/iss_viewing_040507.html</A><BR/><BR/>"The International Space Station is the biggest and brightest hunk circling the planet. Its solar arrays span 240 feet. It stands as tall as a nine-story building and weighs 412,000 pounds." <BR/><BR/>Explains the size... and the brightness, due to the solar panels...<BR/><BR/>"Traveling around the Earth at 18,000 mph at an average altitude of 240 miles, the station can appear to move as fast as a high-flying jet airliner..."<BR/><BR/>Explains the speed, and the lack of sound...<BR/><BR/>oh well, I think the boy inside me wants mystery. If someone disproved Lock Ness Monster, I'd be sad, yet at the same time, I'd be sad if they found the dead body of Lock Ness... I like mystery in life I guess... I dont care to have a "reasonable" explanation for everything. Once we stop imagining things, we then get classifed as "old foggies" and I am not ready for that.JShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837745315360109036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13746420.post-1143832937588372122006-03-31T13:22:00.000-06:002006-03-31T13:22:00.000-06:00Did the object appear to be made out of light or e...Did the object appear to be made out of light or emanate light?<BR/><BR/>If so, it was probably reflective.<BR/><BR/>Was it far off in the distance? Could you make out a shape or was it like a speck of light traveling at a high speed?<BR/><BR/>Just trying to get an image of what you saw.<BR/><BR/>Sounds pretty cool!bigsiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13435879973761006243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13746420.post-1143830474320006712006-03-31T12:41:00.000-06:002006-03-31T12:41:00.000-06:00helicopter is the best explanation so far... howev...helicopter is the best explanation so far... however, they have blinking lights too. And if it was a spot light it was shining, i figure I would have seen the light beam, unless it was pointing directly at me, but it wasnt that type of light.JShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837745315360109036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13746420.post-1143826135986104842006-03-31T11:28:00.000-06:002006-03-31T11:28:00.000-06:00If you were driving, it could totally have been a ...If you were driving, it could totally have been a helicopter, noise wise.<BR/><BR/>Te vehicle noise would mask any noise you might have heard.<BR/><BR/>But, if you couldn't identify it and it was flying, yep, it's a UFO.<BR/><BR/>Congrats! I think I've seen some of those, too...bigsiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13435879973761006243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13746420.post-1143825164098053252006-03-31T11:12:00.000-06:002006-03-31T11:12:00.000-06:00no, i was driving...difficult to explain means it ...no, i was driving...<BR/><BR/>difficult to explain means it is a UFO.JShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837745315360109036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13746420.post-1143824319219212512006-03-31T10:58:00.000-06:002006-03-31T10:58:00.000-06:00So, you were in your front yard when you saw it? ...So, you were in your front yard when you saw it? I thought you were driving or something.<BR/><BR/>Cool that you saw a ufo, man.<BR/><BR/>I can't explain it since I didn't see it, but I know there are lots of things that happen that are difficult to explain.<BR/><BR/>Just don't start scupting your mashed potatoes or humming odd tunes and you'll be fine...bigsiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13435879973761006243noreply@blogger.com