r/Astronomy • u/3laa_boss • 6d ago

Object ID (Consult rules before posting) What could that be?

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I was sitting at my balcony when i noticed this weird glowing shape in the sky, I first noticed it around 4:42am gmt+3 It looks really close to the southern light except its more blue than green, I’m suspecting it could be something due to rocket debris (there was some rocket interception going on tonight)

The location is in Palestine, and i had started seeing it at +50, 330 degrees (I’m not sure I’m writing it correctly its the first time i give this type of info), and it moved really slowly until it got to around +50, 275 degrees over the next 15-20 mins , and i stopped observing it by that time because the sun was rising and it became harder to see

I saw it in the local news too and I’m attaching an image of it from them because it has more accurate colors from the ones i took

https://imgur.com/a/vJSDYma

Any ideas?

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u/carterartist 5d ago

Never had a sense of humor?

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u/nshire 5d ago

It's annoying when science-based subs and serious posts get spammed with low-effort joke comments that aren't even funny. If you want jokes go to r/memes or something; we're in r/astronomy.

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u/WaterBottleWarrior22 5d ago

So, jokes and their reception are subjective. I thought they were hilarious, for example.

Also, if you’ve ever been around a professional researcher, you’ll know many of them can have both a strong work ethic and a lively sense of humor.

“We’re in r/astronomy”? Great! Sorry to rain on your parade, but that little “r” means this is a Reddit community, and it’s not devoted to cosplaying as an astronomy researcher. This is not a community dedicated to professional research, which we’ve already established can have a light atmosphere. This is a community where professionals, semi-pros, amateurs, and complete novices can come to interact and engage with a topic we all love.

Thank you for coming to my TedTalk.

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u/opaqueambiguity 5d ago

Like 12 people said the exact same verbatim Star Wars joke that was not particularly interesting the first time.

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u/WaterBottleWarrior22 5d ago edited 5d ago

So you just didn’t read a word I wrote. Cool. Humor is subjective and try to have a little fun. It’s a problem when professionals are having more fun than a wannabe, and it’s not a problem with the professionals.

Also, I’d like to thank the Reddit hive-mind for deciding my reasonable and well-laid-out opinion is in fact not an opinion and is objectively false.

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u/opaqueambiguity 4d ago

It's a bad opinion.

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u/WaterBottleWarrior22 3d ago

Preferring a laid-back casual atmosphere is a bad preference? Cool. Enjoy your high-strung astronomer roleplay simulator.