mspreston Posted January 14, 2023 Report Posted January 14, 2023 (edited) I've always said in my 50 years I want to see a well known star explode or vanish before my eyes. Melb australia clear night 11.45pm west? Then a sudden idea to get fresh air I look up look for bright stars there was two then there was one. No idea where the second has gone lite upso instinctly knew to stare and wait.Kinda like so it happened now major anticlimax what next... went to Google found this . Edited January 14, 2023 by mspreston No time orpostion oliVia 1 Quote
david870 Posted July 10, 2023 Report Posted July 10, 2023 The disappearing star you observed could be a result of it being a variable star or due to an occultation by a passing satellite. Variable stars can change in brightness, while occultations occur when an object blocks the star's light momentarily. While rare, these phenomena can occur in the night sky. If you have more observations or information, consulting with local astronomy groups may provide further insights. Quote
Moontanman Posted August 14, 2023 Report Posted August 14, 2023 14 hours ago, BigOercySP said: a simple camera lens in the eyeball corroborated with this here device. it’s all directed by ions my friends. Negative is the anode, positive is the cathode Or Venus. Quote
WildMan Posted September 5, 2024 Report Posted September 5, 2024 On September 4th around 11pm 2024 (I'm in northwest Montana) I was looking straight up looking for satellites, and I saw a star get very bright and go completely out, this was only a second or two, and there was no movement, it was stationary. Quote
Moontanman Posted September 8, 2024 Report Posted September 8, 2024 On 9/5/2024 at 9:46 AM, WildMan said: On September 4th around 11pm 2024 (I'm in northwest Montana) I was looking straight up looking for satellites, and I saw a star get very bright and go completely out, this was only a second or two, and there was no movement, it was stationary. Most likely what you saw was a shooting star coming directly at you! I've seen a meteor do that twice in my life. I used to spend quite a bit of time star gazing and it does happen and what you describe is exactly what that looks like. Quote
WildMan Posted September 8, 2024 Report Posted September 8, 2024 Hey Moontanman... That's what I thought, but I was looking at several stars of which this was one and it looked like a normal star of medium brightness with no movement, and I was watching them for several seconds, then this one got real bright like the north start, then wend dark. I would think that a meteor would appear as a bright star when first seen and then go dark as it burns out, but since I was watching this star that looked like the others at first, it makes me question that scenario... I was out last night about the same time gazing at the same area hoping to get a photo to identify the area so maybe some comparisons could be done, but my phone wouldn't pick anything up. Just a side note, I was out there with my son about 10 years ago spotting satellites, and we were watching cruising across, and it made an instant right-angle turn from an east to west trajectory to north to south. Nothing that we have can do that... Only thing I could come up with is that one satellite went dark and another crossed paths and went light at the same time, but what are the chances of that... Thanks for your response... Dave Quote
Talanum46 Posted October 20, 2024 Report Posted October 20, 2024 I have also seen a star disappear. In around 1980-1985. Quote
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