8 orange lights in the sky or more ???

[Beyond_Vision]

I had several 10 minute frames of a wideangle Milkyway shot ruined by them at Kelling they are a real pain.

Regards

Kevin

[Edgardinho]

I saw something like this about 5 years ago. They lasted a long time though, maybe 15 minutes. Can they last that long at a high light intensity?

[chiltonstar]

On a very similar note....

A near neighbour of mine (who is an accurate and informed observer in my experience - ex copper) spotted something the other night she couldn't explain, and asked me for an explanation - I was as much in the dark as her. The time was 11.45 pm, 18th December.

A ring of blue lights (not the dreaded eastern lanterns) moving from W to E, apparently at high altitude, rather like a satellite but definitely .blue rather than white. No flashing, no noise.

All I could suggest was perhaps US military aircraft flying in formation at high altitude over the UK (Oxfordshire) on their way to the Middle East. Alternatively (only joking) an AWACS with a ring of Xmas blue lights strung round the dish....

Any other suggestions??

Chris

[acey]

A ring of blue lights

How many? And what were the sky conditions?

Apart from satellites and aircraft, another possibility is the optical illusion of seeing stars appear to move. I'm an experienced observer and I've been fooled by it.

[chiltonstar]

...the description of the "blue lights" was that they moved across the sky and disappeared in the west, which I interpreted as being almost certainly some sort of aircraft.

Chris