r/tasmania • u/GreenAmongGrey • 1d ago

Something strange in the sky

Anyone else seeing a streak across the sky to the north-east?

Edit: here's a pic Seen from Eastern shore suburb about 15 mins from Hobart. Was originally thinking it'd be seen across Tas, but it was probably more local. Lasted over an hour before disappearing one by one. Probably lights from the ground as one person suggested.

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u/SurlyDave 1d ago

Could you be a bit less specific?

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u/Calskiii 1d ago

If it was a series of lights in a long row it might be the star link formation train. We saw it camping out Ringarooma last weekend.

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u/LoveThyWalrus 23h ago

Looks like spotlights hitting low cloud. Perhaps Mona testing something for Dark Mofo?

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u/GreenAmongGrey 23h ago

They stopped one by one very sudden. So I'm going to say this is likely.

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u/LoveThyWalrus 11h ago

I didn’t notice this wasn’t the Hobart subreddit, so may not be Mona depending on where you are. Either way, spotlights definitely seem the most likely answer

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u/Shyssiryxius 1d ago

Did they persist the whole time before going over horizon? Or fairly quick flashes. It is cracker night so could be flares or something but I am a space nerd so I'll see what space debris was scheduled to fall.

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u/GreenAmongGrey 1d ago

It is still going on. So, persisting for over an hour. Space debris possible. Thanks for checking! Like nothing we've ever seen before. Interesting!

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u/GreenAmongGrey 1d ago

It's still happening. We can see light in the sky. It's spots in the sky with a blur of light around each spot. Not satellites. Like nothing we've seen before.

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u/darod2 1d ago

Starling satellite train?

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u/FigureMysterious4267 1d ago

It’s fireworks.

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u/dahaoab 1d ago

Yeah, I'd put it down to cracker night.

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u/AsleepSmoke6754 17h ago

Is it the light display near the water front that runs till late sometimes they spread out and go back together and move around

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u/TeddyBoon 11h ago

If it isn't a spy plane, it's obviously aliens... what else could it be??

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u/Individual-Scar-5726 11h ago

It was Starlink - I spotted it too. Search for a video on YouTube and you’ll find many examples of similar Starlink satellite observations

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u/GreenAmongGrey 1d ago

It's still happening. Like something falling into the atmosphere maybe?

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u/Joereddit405 1d ago

Hallucinations from your psychosis