Starship Asterisk*

Heya! > The moon is setting, not rising. Yep. I get that... I think... except that the moon set at dawn doesn't it? And at dawn the sky is getting brighter. So, when the moon is low, its nearly set, and its nearly dawn, so the sky should be bright. But in the image, the sky is dark when the moon set...

Hey all! First up, great image! Thanks. Second up, I'm confused... I understand (more or less :-) the general idea of how the photos are superimposed, but at first glance, the resulting image looks odd to me because when the moon is higher (further from dawn) it looks brighter, but when it is lower ...

Why didn't the capsule burn up like a meteorite would have?

'morning all,

Thanks for the feedback. I'm glad I asked the question as its been good to hear the various ideas. I thought neufer's Chinese Junk looked like the most dangerous option of all

CU,
Tim.

Hello Art,

So, do we reckon that the object is a bit of that insulation? Very interesting!

Thanks,
Tim.

'afternoon BMAONE23, Thanks for the reply. I am surprised to hear that the reflection could be coming from something only a mile or so away. I thought (with no factual basis at all :-) that the shuttle would keep well away from all the other objects to reduce the risk of damage. I guess a mile is fa...

Hello all. A quick question: If you zoom in on the photo, and focus on the top left-hand corner, you'll see that there is a silver glint down below the left-hand corner of the top-most solar panel. Does anyone have any idea what it might be? Could it be the sunlight glinting off an airliner down bel...