There are also reportings of bright flashes in the sky.
Once I heard this I went outside for myself. I know the moon is closest to the earth at the moment, but I couldn't see the moon at all. Hmm? I then saw bright flashes covering the whole sky. Subtle but far away. Any news anyone? Something I missed?
2007-01-20 10:49:39 · 17 answers · asked by Jason 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
I wonder if it's got lost?
2007-01-20 10:58:16 · answer #1 · answered by pageys 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can not see the moon in the UK tonight because it was a new moon yesterday which means that the moon is on the other side of the world at the moment.
The bright flashes you saw were most probabily the Quadrantids meteor shower which is seen at this time of year.
2007-01-20 12:18:16 · answer #2 · answered by T C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the moon is out durning the day there right now .I live in california u.s. and it will be rise at 7:05 p.m. here tonight. it rose at 5:35 p.m. last night. also it is a new moon today 1/20/07 so if anybody sees it they won't see much of it.
2007-01-20 11:00:21 · answer #3 · answered by pooh 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The flashes were Chinese anti-sattelite missile tests going wrong. The missiles went off course and struck the moon, shattering it into a thousand pieces which floated off into space.
2007-01-20 11:10:43 · answer #4 · answered by feeltherisingbuzz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
portion of the illuminated hemisphere of the moon that is visible to an observer can vary from 100% (full moon) to 0% (new moon) it is now in its waxing stage,which explains why we cannot see anything at all, but eventually in a few days we will see slivers of it appearing as new moon phase
2007-01-20 11:06:28 · answer #5 · answered by blinkky winkky 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if something was wrong with the moon, the people on the sea would know first. Something to do with it controlling the ocean or something like that. No biggy right?
2007-01-20 11:44:48 · answer #6 · answered by Hero-Of-Ages 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could be meteors, otherwise known as shooting stars.
They often occur in showers.
Another possibility is space debris, doesn't have to be the Chinese satellite, there is a huge amount of junk up there.
2007-01-21 01:20:19 · answer #7 · answered by efes_haze 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there was a full moon on the 19th..
and supposedly there were red lights all over the world supposed to be a comet
2007-01-20 10:57:54 · answer #8 · answered by 18/M/Scotland 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was a new moon, so it wasn't visible at all.
It maybe hadn't been seen for 5 days because it's so bloomin' cloudy!!
2007-01-22 04:30:53 · answer #9 · answered by Whoosher 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
prob fire works ! id say ! and clouds prob block out the view of the moon ! we'd know if it was not there ! or maybe ! tonight is the new moon fase and soe one told you that its gone to freak you out !
2007-01-20 10:54:42 · answer #10 · answered by Darren M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SInce I am not over there anymore, I would suggest you go outside and look. Someone said? Wow.
2007-01-20 10:54:36 · answer #11 · answered by Jim R 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋