Lights in the sky

eastforker ^ | 09/27/10 | eastforker

[KoRn]

Jupiter is bright in the sky right now, and has a bit of an odd color, especially just above the horizon. Look at it through some binoculars and see if there are any little ‘white dots’ around it. Those would be its moons.

[Mr. K]

There is this newfangled thingy called a camera! you should get a picture!

(just razzing ya!)

[mplsconservative]

Sounds like the northern lights we see in Minnesota, but you’re not, well....north. Strange.

[eastforker]

I know what that is, seen it before, believe it or not those are ice crystals.

[BigEdLB]

Geepers... I thought they would have a meeting at Devil’s Tower, WY... What’s with this Houston stuff?

[BigEdLB]

That is a sun dog - ordinary weather phenomena

[eastforker]

Well if your in Beaumont it’s up there a ways then.

[Senator Pardek]

[mtg]

Could be a sundog.

[catfish1957]

Maybe 35 degrees off horizon

[Wissa]

Jupiter is bright in the sky right now...

That would be my bet. Sounds like about the right position in the sky for where Jupiter is right now.

[Quix]

interesting.

[eastforker]

Like I said, saw the same thing about seven months ago, didn’t know what it was then either

[eastforker]

Nope I know what a sun dog is.

[FlyingEagle]

That is my view on the way to work every day. I turn right on Milam just in front of the tower.

[The Comedian]

I know what that is, seen it before, believe it or not those are ice crystals.

Oh I believe it. And it was probably coincidental anyway.

Can you stick a phone cam out the window and spare us a wee peek?

Or maybe a more detailed description. Could it be lasers? Reflecting emergency lights? An outdoor rave or sports event? Swamp gas?

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[eastforker]

I think maybe another poster might be right saying it could be jupiter, iam still watching it though.Mostly white now but now and then it still twinks color.

[Lady Heron]

I grew up near Alcoa Tenn. I remember as a kid mid to late 70’s strangely colored test clouds coming from Alcoa. We would get warnings on the news so the people did not panic.

[plsvn]

I think maybe another poster might be right saying it could be jupiter

Have you tried to look at it with binoculars (at least 7x50s)? Right now (Monday evening around 9pm central time), three moons are on the north side of the planet (left side) and one on the right.

[labette]

Just went out and looked. {extreme SE Kansas}

I see a very bright planet at about 120 degrees on my compass. {east/southeast}

I estimate the elevation to be about 20 degrees above the horizon.