02-27-2012, 03:27 AM
Sirius or some unknown object, either way, I believe we seeing the same thing in the sky, correct? My wife noticed this object several months ago and pointed it out because it was especially bright / colorful. I have been keeping an eye on it ever since. I grabbed my telescope and the video you posted is precisely what I saw. It appeared ring shaped since I hadn't figured out the focus lens on my telescope.
Actually it was quite embarrassing how I found there was a focus knob when I was attempting to view Jupiter at my in-laws house and show off my telescope. Everything appeared in rings, so I thought my telescope was broken and told my family this. I figured it out a few minutes later and decided to tell them so I could show them Juipiter / its moons. (they made fun of me in a light-hearted sort of way
) I orginally thought the knob was just another knob to attach the various components together for quick / easy removal, as there are several others with the same color.
Anyways, I found a very similar video to yours that also is skeptical about it being Sirius. Maybe you should see if the user that posted it knows anything new about it since he posted the video 2 years ago.
What exactly makes you think this is a UFO and NOT Sirius? Have you looked into any currently widely accepted information on Sirius to look for holes in that story? Like for example, the most widely accepted scenarios/theories on the moon's formation / origin have huge holes in them. Is it the coloring? Or maybe the variation in brightness / coloring, depending on the night that makes you believe this?
Just FYI, I do in fact believe there are UFO sightings, I just haven't seen anything myself personally. But I am not skeptical towards UFO sightings in general. I actually would be open to believing this is a UFO since when its bright/colorful, it looks like NOTHING else in the night sky that I've looked at through a telescope. But first I feel it is necessary to provide at least some logic on why you think this is NOT Sirius.
Actually it was quite embarrassing how I found there was a focus knob when I was attempting to view Jupiter at my in-laws house and show off my telescope. Everything appeared in rings, so I thought my telescope was broken and told my family this. I figured it out a few minutes later and decided to tell them so I could show them Juipiter / its moons. (they made fun of me in a light-hearted sort of way
) I orginally thought the knob was just another knob to attach the various components together for quick / easy removal, as there are several others with the same color.Anyways, I found a very similar video to yours that also is skeptical about it being Sirius. Maybe you should see if the user that posted it knows anything new about it since he posted the video 2 years ago.
What exactly makes you think this is a UFO and NOT Sirius? Have you looked into any currently widely accepted information on Sirius to look for holes in that story? Like for example, the most widely accepted scenarios/theories on the moon's formation / origin have huge holes in them. Is it the coloring? Or maybe the variation in brightness / coloring, depending on the night that makes you believe this?
Just FYI, I do in fact believe there are UFO sightings, I just haven't seen anything myself personally. But I am not skeptical towards UFO sightings in general. I actually would be open to believing this is a UFO since when its bright/colorful, it looks like NOTHING else in the night sky that I've looked at through a telescope. But first I feel it is necessary to provide at least some logic on why you think this is NOT Sirius.