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Saw a bright orange light

  • 07-05-2011 10:34PM
    #1
    Daniel S
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,533 ✭✭✭


    I'm new to astronomy, but I saw a bright red/orange light flying over Ennis at 23:26 to 23:27. If flew east to west north of my house. There was no noise and it appeared to be too low to be a sattelite. And I'm 100% sure it wasn't a plane, too bright and no flashing or even flickering. Am I right in thinking it was a meteor? It was pretty cool to see.:)


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  • #2
    Chuck Stone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,030 ✭✭✭✭Chuck Stone


    Chinese lantern.


  • #3
    Daniel S
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,533 ✭✭✭Daniel S


    Chuck Stone wrote: »
    Chinese lantern.
    That was the first thing I suggested to my brother, but we...

    Wasn't moving that fast though so I'd say your right :)


  • #4
    Daniel S
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,533 ✭✭✭Daniel S


    Turns out my dad noticed it also, he's certain it wasn't a Chinese lantern.

    Gotta make me one of those some day too ;)


  • #5
    Chuck Stone
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    Yeah, they look pretty cool. ;)


  • #6
    Rhys Essien
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,029 ✭✭✭Rhys Essien


    mtb_kng wrote: »
    Turns out my dad noticed it also, he's certain it wasn't a Chinese lantern.

    Gotta make me one of those some day too ;)


    Why make them when you can buy them here.

    http://www.partyworld.ie/department/51/Sky-Lanterns/?gclid=CKDJ_Pn71qgCFQEY4QodNRdz_A


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  • #7
    clln
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,059 ✭✭✭clln


    Chuck Stone wrote: »
    Chinese lantern.

    Oh Nooooooooooooo Chuck Stone, don't get Calibos started on Chinese Lanterns,He is aged only 19 but has no hair left trying to explain UFO's are usually CL's! :D


  • #8
    Calibos
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    37yo, Full complement of follicles but with self inflicted baldness with a blade 1 :D

    My new catchphrase is C.L.U.P.O.
    I saw a strange Orange light the other night....

    Twas a CLUPO mate.

    (Chinese Lantern Until Proven Otherwise)
    Turns out my dad noticed it also, he's certain it wasn't a Chinese lantern.

    s'Funny, They all say that :D Especially the ones that have never seen one before. It definitely wasn't what I have never seen before, I know that much :D

    As Han Solo once said....
    Kid, I've viewed from one side of this galaxy to the other, and I've seen a lot of strange stuff, but I've never seen *anything* orange and floating through the sky that wasn't a Chinese Lantern. It's all a lot of simple Chinese Rice paper bags, tricks and nonsense.


  • #9
    clln
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,059 ✭✭✭clln


    Calibos wrote: »
    37yo, Full complement of follicles but with self inflicted baldness with a blade 1 :D

    :):)
    My new catchphrase is C.L.U.P.O.

    CLUP You!:pac:


    Twas a N B U P O mate.

    Naturally baldy until proven otherwise!
    N B U P O.:D

    As Han Solo once said
    Was Hans Solo the real first man in Space and the Germans have kept it secret? :pac::pac::pac::D


  • #10
    rccaulfield
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    I watched a ufo sightings "documentary" a few nights ago and i could not believe it, every single sighting for an hour was chinese lanterns. they were changing shape 3 or 4 of them people were baffled etc etc repeating the same 3 or 4 seconds of clip for ten minutes at a time. Producers defo knew what they were doing- what a con!


  • #11
    Chuck Stone
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    Maybe it really is alien spacecraft pretending to be chinese lanterns? Or chinese spy craft pretending to be chinese lanterns?




    I'll get my coat.


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  • #12
    clln
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,059 ✭✭✭clln


    Chuck Stone wrote: »
    Maybe it really is alien spacecraft pretending to be chinese lanterns? Or chinese spy craft pretending to be chinese lanterns?




    I'll get my coat.


    :D:D:D Chuck Stone!!!


  • #13
    Cú Giobach
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,772 ✭✭✭Cú Giobach


    rccaulfield wrote: »
    I watched a ufo sightings "documentary" a few nights ago and i could not believe it, every single sighting for an hour was chinese lanterns. they were changing shape 3 or 4 of them people were baffled etc etc repeating the same 3 or 4 seconds of clip for ten minutes at a time. Producers defo knew what they were doing- what a con!
    Saw one a while back and there was a scene with a bunch of people all oohing and aahing watching satellites passing over, with the "top" fella there saying he checked and only 4-5 sats pass over his location every night, so everything else was a UFO, also Iridium flares and satellites brightening up as they pass over, are actually aliens "powering up" to communicate with the watchers.
    Very amusing indeed. :D


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