Starship Asterisk*

I posted this earlier on page 5, however, to keep it all fresh, since I seem to be the only eye witness throughout this thread, here's the post again: _________ Ok. Here's an eyewitness account. I had forgotten about this event until I saw the Astro Picture of the Day site earlier this evening. I l...

well it COULD be that, as it was heading from west to east. THe interceptor would have to have been launched from west of Hawaii. Launches from Vandenburgh, go east to west. Bill Smith

Good idea - however, if it were that far out, other cameras or scopes would have had a pretty good chance of picking it up. There are many patrol cameras around the world that would have a chance to do so. The fact is was so bright seems to rule that out. A check would have to be made of all pictuer...

The planet seen in the eastern sky from Hawaii was SATURN and not Jupiter - my error - that makes the extimated magnitude even a bit brighter. (I got my planet symbols mixed up!) I used "YOUR SKY" to create the night sky for Hawaii on that date and time. Bill Smith, CA

What was the streak seen over Hawaii? Well consider a few facts. The Moon could not have been involved with some sort of glare in the optics, as it set around 08:00UT at that location and the streak is seen around 17 UT. I understand that there is no real paralax seen from the two Hawaii locations, ...