[UNEX] What is this in this GOES photo?

Mr_Larry

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• Aug 27, 2002

• #1

http://www.weatherimages.org/data/imag6.html

Check out the upper left of this infrared satellite view of the eastern Pacific. What is that weird thing?

 

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snooze button

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• Aug 27, 2002

• #2

Giant water drop in orbit?

Nope its too cold for water at that altitude.

Must be a UFO.

 

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Warren Bone

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• Aug 27, 2002

• #3

It is called a "Gateway."

Several years ago I received an artists painting set as a gift...I spent all day (never painted before in my life) and for some reason created the very image shown on your photo!

I actually named it "Gateway." My wife now has it hanging in her office at work. The last painting (and first) I ever did.

GATEWAY! To what? You ask? Well...you know to what!

warren.

 

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dabom

Veteran Member

• Aug 27, 2002

• #4

You can see it in these black and whites too.

 

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dabom

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• Aug 27, 2002

• #5

This too,

 

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FredFredson

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• Aug 27, 2002

• #6

I was thinking it could be the moon.

Except that it's daytime in the Pacific so the sun is on the wrong face.

Hmmm

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dabom

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• Aug 27, 2002

• #7

maybe this time it'll work. This one looks more like the moon.

 

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ainitfunny

Saved, to glorify God.

• Aug 27, 2002

• #8

LOOKS LIKE THE MOON TO ME TOO.

 

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FredFredson

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• Aug 27, 2002

• #9

Dabom

That one does look like the moon.

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Cabal

Pissed off Patriot

• Aug 27, 2002

• #10

Could be the angle... could be the moon... but hey.. looks like it could be a big hunk of 'roid too...

I dunno... for those of you who read 'Lucifer's Hammer' could this be Hot Fudge Wednesday? LOL

Cabal

 

Mr_Larry

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• Aug 27, 2002

• #11

It can't be the moon. Those of you on the east coast can look out your window to the east and see the moon low in the sky (I'm guessing on this, but I'm pretty sure it is true.)

If not the moon, then what? It isn't on the current photo.

Maybe it's the sock I lost yesterday while I was doing my laundry...

 

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FredFredson

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• Aug 27, 2002

• #12

It could still be the moon.

These Sats are geosynchronous so they are orbiting at the same speed as the earth ie from left to right in this photo so the moon would now be behind the earth and visible from the east coast shortly.

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bigwavedave

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• Aug 27, 2002

• #13

obviously, it's a sock.

 

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bigwavedave

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• Aug 27, 2002

• #14

no, wait, NOW i know why this is familiar -

 

Mr_Larry

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• Aug 28, 2002

• #15

BigWaveDave:

That is hilarious!

But I think it would be more fitting on Bill or Hillary!

 

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Pete/ME

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• Aug 28, 2002

• #16

The lead image seems to be continually updating to the current GEOS image. Based on <li>Dabom's post at 10:17 PM EDT, having the B&W teardrop and a timestamp of 0000 Zulu, <li>and the moon's orbital period of approximately 25 hours,
if it is the moon, it may be visible again in the 0100 Zulu image for 8/29/02.

If I recall, the difference is 5 hours, so sometime between 8:00 PM and 10:00 PM EDT, the new image should be there. Look for a timestamp of 0100 on the first image of this thread. If you see a blob, it was the moon. Lack of a blob does not rule out the moon, as I am unsure if the timing of the shot is exactly the same.
The teardrop shape rather than a perfect circle may be due to the scan rate for the image. If it takes a few minutes to produce the image, the motion of the moon through space will cause a blurring effect, similar to taking a picture of a moving object without panning and a slow shutter speed, hence the teardrop.

 

expose'

The Pulse......

• Aug 28, 2002

• #17

Well....whatever it is.....this thread has generated more than just a casual interest among our "guests"....

As I peek into our "whos on line" sig...looks like a large portion of "guests" are reviewing this thread....

And check out how many views in the past 18 hours.........

 

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LibertyWeeps

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• Aug 28, 2002

• #18

Whatever the heck it is, it is not on the original first pic posted yesterday. Where did it go?

I saw it yesterday, but today it is gone. Interesting.

 

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bigwavedave

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• Aug 28, 2002

• #19

LibertyWeeps said:

Whatever the heck it is, it is not on the original first pic posted yesterday. Where did it go?

I saw it yesterday, but today it is gone. Interesting.

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Mr_Larry made the faux pas of linking to the photo, rather than saving it to his own computer and uploading it to our site where it will remain in perpetuity.

about 24+ hours from when he viewed it originally, it should come back up to about where is was then. i think the moon is waning so it may be just a tad smaller. or is that bigger? will it be out of the frame? gads, i can't wait.

 

WFK

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• Aug 28, 2002

• #20

Pete/ME,
EDT to UTC difference: 4 hours.

 

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Nikoli Krushev

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• Aug 28, 2002

• #21

God is crying, and that's a tear.

 

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Delta

Has No Life - Lives on TB

• Aug 28, 2002

• #22

Judging by what is seen in the two B&W images, I'd vote for the moon. It has the same shadow shape as that of the earth. The sun is behind and over the "left shoulder" of the satellite, and the moon would be something over 90 degrees ahead of the sun relative to the earth's rotation. That seems about right, since the moon is now up shortly before dawn.

 

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Pete/ME

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• Aug 28, 2002

• #23

WFK, Thanks. Couldn't remember if it was 4 or 5.

 

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data junkie

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• Aug 28, 2002

• #24

Kent's cyberspaceorbit.com is wondering if this GOES image is related to this UFO crash report posted here: http://forum.enterprisemission.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=25;t=004343

Good question Kento.
PS: maybe some of your sleuths could look into this possible Texas space/time vortex thread posted here? http://www.timebomb2000.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=39641&perpage=40&pagenumber=1

 

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WFK

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• Aug 28, 2002

• #25

Since the original image is going to change continuously
I have taken a snapshot of it exactly 24 hrs later, massaged the size a bit, and here it is (again):

 

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Mr_Larry

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• Aug 29, 2002

• #26

I did save the original image to my computer, but it is over 100k and can not resize it. I would be happy to email it to someone who can resize the image.

 

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bigwavedave

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• Aug 29, 2002

• #27

Mr_Larry said:

I did save the original image to my computer, but it is over 100k and can not resize it. I would be happy to email it to someone who can resize the image.

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send it over if you want and i'll resize it.

 

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Thatman357

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• Aug 29, 2002

• #28

I know it's Bin Ludin!!!!!!!!!!
Go get him George ........:sb:

 

Mr_Larry

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• Aug 29, 2002

• #29

BigWaveDave:

Send me an email to Mr_Larry@hotmail.com and I will send you the image so that you can resize it. Then send it back to me and I will insert it in the initial post.

Larry

 

Mr_Larry

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• Aug 30, 2002

• #30

Here is the original image reformatted. Thanks BigWaveDave!

 

WFK

Senior Something

• Aug 30, 2002

• #31

Larry, you may no longer be able to edit it into the original post!
Too much time expired. You need admin help to have it done.
(it would also fix the scroll bar for many, so it's still worthwhile.)

 

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bigwavedave

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• Aug 31, 2002

• #32

for posterity -

 

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lars

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• Aug 31, 2002

• #33

It's the navel of the universe. It wants to be contemplated.

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