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I saw one myself when I was at University. Was watching night sky, lying on a beach at Black Sea resort. Basically it looked a regular satellite crossing a nigh
by FpUser 4y ago
I saw one myself when I was at University. Was watching night sky, lying on a beach at Black Sea resort. Basically it looked a regular satellite crossing a night sky of which one can usually see more than enough. Suddenly the "satellite" has made an instant 90 degree turn and kept going before disappearing over the horizon.
- nradov 4y agoYou might have seen two satellites. The second one appeared to intersect the path of the first from your perspective just as the first one faded from view.
- FpUser 4y agoTotal BS. What you described would've been very noticeable. Especially "fading" of visually slow moving satellite.
- nradov 4y agoNo, That's not how it works. From the perspective of an observer on the ground, a satellite can seem to suddenly disappear as it passes into the Earth’s shadow. It's entirely possible that you saw two different satellites. https://www.space.com/6870-spot-satellites.html https://www.space.com/6870-spot-satellites.html
- FpUser 4y ago>"satellite can seem to suddenly disappear" And another one conveniently appears at the same point and same time just going 90 degrees different course? Sure.
- nradov 4y agoYes, that can sure happen. Some satellites are in low-inclination orbits and others are in polar orbits. There are many such satellites and their paths will occasionally appear to intersect. Seeing that is just a matter of luck.