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theclearskiesofthemoon

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  1. I had roughly the same experience, just one month later on the 27th (or maybe early 28th) of May. It was also at 2 am and for the first time in months I could clearly recognize the milky way. Jupiter was just as you described and perfectly placed between 2 rows of trees, an hour earlier or later and it would have been out of view. A very nice experience at such an unusual time for a working day.
  2. I tried a few times in the spur of the moment when I happened to notice something, but the reactions were at best lukewarm and some just wouldn't believe that you can see the ISS or Jupiter with the unaided eye...
  3. Meteor showers are pretty much a constant to at least some degree. There are currently several daytime showers active and the ANT (associated with sporadic meteors, but usually included in lists of meteor showers) will produce at least a few meteors every hour. It could even be part of a yet to be described shower.
  4. I see those 2-3 line satellites at least a few times each year. I've seen even rarer pairings, but those might have been one offs for a satellite launch or ISS supply missions.
  5. I encounter the critters tonight. They were not where they were predicted, but higher in the sky and 5 min. later than scheduled. It's now more a chaotic traffic scene than a train though. You can clearly tell they're moving into separate orbits. There were even 2 that had bright flares. It was a beautiful scene to behold, but also a worrying prospect for stargazing when all 12000 of these things are up there.
  6. Rocket bodies also fly at low altitudes and can go very fast. One will pass over the UK tonight sometime between 0020 and 0030 appearing fairly low above the northwest horizon heading north(it will be visible for a minute or so).
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