Hazel Massey

Hello. Thank you for the information above. I actually went on to the Heavens-above website the next morning and after my husband said it couldn't be the ISS, I checked and saw that the timings of the ISS that night did not match the time I saw it or, of course, the direction. To clarify, it went across the sky coming from the south and definitely went very fast across to the north. where it disappeared. It was as bright as the ISS and there was no doubt in my mind at the time that was what it was until I was told that it couldn't have been. I'm familiar with the sky and the satellites (10 to the dozen) which Luke Starwatcher mentions, we see all the time and was nothing like those. I was watching it through binoculars, go across the sky at the most for 2 minutes or less, too fast for a plane. I confirm I saw it just before 11.00pm. Perhaps it will remain a mystery!

Hi, my name is Hazel and I've just found and joined this forum as I wondered if anyone knows what I saw on Sunday night (17th July 2022). I decided to sleep outside on one of our sun loungers as it was something I always wanted to do and took the opportunity as it had been so hot. It was a beautiful clear sky, full of stars and it was difficult to sleep as all I wanted to do was watch the sky. At around 11.00 pm I was thrilled to see the ISS pass over. I had seen it many times before and followed it with my binoculars until it disappeared over the horizon. However, when I told my husband the next morning, he said it couldn't have been the ISS as it was completely the wrong route and he said it must have been a plane. I know 100% it was NOT a plane as it zoomed across the sky, had no lights and was bright just as I had always seen the ISS in the past. In fact, we just watched the ISS fly over our house at 10.18 pm this evening (Tuesday) I said, yes, that was what I saw!! But, of course, the one I saw was flying in the opposite direction. Can anyone throw a light on this? I don't know if this makes any difference but we live in Suffolk.