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manzmanz
12-01-2006, 16:53
Whilst walking my dog late last night I saw a rather large light in the sky that then disappeared.

Did anyone else see it? What was it?
MrH
12-01-2006, 16:55
The moon disappearing behind a cloud?
kirky
12-01-2006, 16:57
Originally posted by MrH
The moon disappearing behind a cloud?

:hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :hihi: bugger you beat me to it:D
owdlad
12-01-2006, 16:58
Originally posted by MrH
The moon disappearing behind a cloud?

I was going to say some bloke in a helicopter :D
depoix
12-01-2006, 17:02
didnt see owt myself mate,but did hear tony blair spent all night looking up for a pie in the sky :thumbsup:
manzmanz
12-01-2006, 17:15
no seriously! did anyone see it?
PaulTansley
12-01-2006, 17:40
Theres that many possibilities that are up there these days its hard to beilieve its anything untoward.
We have Donny airport for a start, police, weather balloons.

Interesting though.
Where did you see it, and before anyone says the sky, I mean your location.
kirky
12-01-2006, 17:41
Originally posted by Cycleracer
Theres that many possibilities that are up there these days its hard to beilieve its anything untoward.
We have Donny airport for a start, police, weather balloons.

Interesting though.
Where did you see it, and before anyone says the sky, I mean your location.
it was ET on your bike:hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :hihi:
Rich
12-01-2006, 17:43
Originally posted by kirky
it was ET on your bike:hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :hihi:

Don't be daft, it could've been an alien space ship coming back for you cos they realised they left you on Earth 40 odd years ago... :hihi: :hihi:
Mantaspook
12-01-2006, 21:21
If you were walking your dog at about 5.40PM it was probably the International Space Station, Phanerothyme has started a thread all about this.

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=55422&perpage=15&highlight=iss&pagenumber=2
Moonman
12-01-2006, 21:48
slightly off topic, but did anyone see any chinese candles in the sky on new years eve? a friend of mine went to thailand before the new year and brought some of these back with him, now....im not one to be impressed by simple things.....but my god they are great!!! 3 foot tall and you light them up and whooosh!!! away they go, we set them off near the heliport on shirecliffe and phoned a freind who live just beyond firth park to ask if he could see them and he could.

it just looked like a "fire in the sky", never seen anything like it (although the wind nearly cause us to set a neighbours conifer on fire).

Never thought id be impressed by a large piece of tent - like- paper......but i was!
PaulTansley
12-01-2006, 21:55
Originally posted by kirky
it was ET on your bike:hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :hihi: Well if you see him again tell him to bring it me back the thieving alien.:| :heyhey:
Phanerothyme
12-01-2006, 22:03
Originally posted by Mantaspook
If you were walking your dog at about 5.40PM it was probably the International Space Station, Phanerothyme has started a thread all about this.

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=55422&perpage=15&highlight=iss&pagenumber=2

It's likely, if the sky was clear.

if it was yesterday and around 06:24:20pm then it was the ISS.
Phanerothyme
12-01-2006, 22:04
Originally posted by Moonman

Never thought id be impressed by a large piece of tent - like- paper......but i was!

The bags that your dry cleaning comes in are perfect for this.

Don't do it in the summer.
Moonman
12-01-2006, 22:15
Originally posted by Phanerothyme
The bags that your dry cleaning comes in are perfect for this.

Don't do it in the summer.

thanks for that, as my first thought after the amusment wore of was "where can i get more from?" .

imo they are silent fireworks! all the fun but none of the headaches.

<<goes off to find as many "dry clean only" clothes as possible>>:clap:
Zimily
12-01-2006, 22:41
Originally posted by kirky
it was ET on your bike:hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :hihi:

:hihi: :hihi: :hihi: Good one
Phanerothyme
12-01-2006, 22:42
Originally posted by Moonman
imo they are silent fireworks! all the fun but none of the headaches.

Remember - anything you send skywards must be under 2 metres in size (any dimension) or you need to register with the CAA.

And, obviously, if you are sending burning torches into the night sky, try and do it somewhere where they won't start a major conflagration (i.e. Buncefield, The Peaks) or near an airport or, heaven forfend, the police helicopter.

Birthday cake candles, gently melted together, make good engines.

be safe!
MrH
12-01-2006, 23:33
Originally posted by Phanerothyme
Remember - anything you send skywards must be under 2 metres in size (any dimension) or you need to register with the CAA.


Unless you are doing some kind of mass balloon launch, in which case you will also have to ask permission from the CAA!