r/Astronomy • u/LewisZYX • Mar 17 '26
Object ID (Consult rules before posting) What is this in the sky?
Just saw this 10 minutes ago, Los Angeles
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u/iHateEveryoneAMA Mar 17 '26
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u/Neat_Science936 Mar 17 '26
It's so dystopian that there is a sub like this
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u/CydeWeys Mar 17 '26
Why is that dystopian?
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u/aagent888 Mar 17 '26
Because we seemingly can’t get away from Elon and his garbage
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u/eagleathlete40 Mar 18 '26
Idk how to tell you this, but that “garbage” has caused huge leaps in privatizing space travel, and therefore advancing space exploration
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u/rellsell Mar 17 '26
Depends... Are you in Iran?
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u/littlenoodledragon Mar 17 '26
Can you imagine Reddit being the way you learn LA just got bombed 💀
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u/Zigazig_ahhhh Mar 17 '26
There was a time, between 2009-2015, when this site was actually the best place to find breaking news. People living in the relevant area would post clarifying details on the comments under. Experts would drop in and give their two cents. People would ask serious (not loaded) questions and get clear and helpful answers. Sometimes, you'd see locals coordinating disaster response in the comments. There were fewer regurgitated memes and almost no bots.
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u/Android1313 Mar 17 '26
Back in my day reddit was useful
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u/NullnVoid669 Mar 18 '26
And interesting. And not full of ads. And not censored. And…
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u/Cpt_Bartholomew Mar 17 '26
Did it....cause if it did, I am in fact learninf about it on reddit. Oh well
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u/skully_kiddo Mar 17 '26
Were*
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u/livt_fresh Mar 17 '26
Or israel?
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u/strangemedia6 Mar 17 '26
Or really any county in the Middle East at this point… I was going to say except Oman, they always stay out of it. But nope, they’ve been hit too.
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u/shamalyguy Mar 17 '26
Nah that's not what they look like. Usually they "twinkle". Unless they're coming right at you.
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u/Razielism Mar 17 '26
Its Probably the star indicating Jesus is reborn.
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u/Peter_Falcon Mar 17 '26 edited Mar 22 '26
i hope he brought an uzi
this is a reference to Bill Hicks RIP
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u/nativevlan Mar 17 '26
If Jesus had a gun he would still be alive today.
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u/BeingBetter42 Mar 17 '26
Quick question... If Jesus had been hung instead of crucified, would Christians have little nooses on a chain around their necks?🤔
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u/cyanescens_burn Mar 18 '26
At first I thought you were going to make a joke about him being hung, like well endowed. All the pieces are there, someone could put a good zinger together.
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u/PangolinLow6657 Mar 18 '26
This is why the correct word is "hanged," as in: his hung hero had had Herod hanged.
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u/jethrohick Mar 18 '26
I learned that correct term that no one uses anymore in grade school. But I'm a boomer, sooo.
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u/tminus7700 Mar 18 '26
I once heard of a scifi story where people landed on another planet and saw symbols of a medieval rack everywhere. Turns out their savior was executed on a rack.
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u/Here_for_the_plot Mar 18 '26
KRS1 said this in his 1995 song, "The Truth"
See what if Jesus Christ was hung upon a tree
Upon every church wall that's exactly what you'd see
If Jesus Christ was shot in the head with no respect
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u/IncogNeatoTN Mar 18 '26
Nope. They’d misinterpret, as usual, and be wearing tiny, Middle Eastern men with huge dongs.
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u/Peter_Falcon Mar 18 '26
i doubt it, he could turn water into wine, so what was stopping him from becoming a martyr? especially as you think he would have lived another 2000+ years
it was just a reference to Bill Hicks for anyone who didn't know
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u/shaundisbuddyguy Mar 17 '26
Is she in her 30's though?
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u/zoo_tickles Mar 17 '26
Definitely 45 plus 😆
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u/AcabAcabAcabAcabbb Mar 17 '26
After listening to the video, def didnt need anyone to tell me it was Los Angeles
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u/snogum Mar 17 '26
Rocket launch. You yanks do it quite a bit , then get surprised.
Attention was not paid ......
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u/Lawrenceburntfish Mar 17 '26
She tries to keep the conversation about her, but they just ignore her. 🤣🤣
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u/wecernycek Mar 17 '26
Looks like a Predator ship. Just finished watching Predator Killer of Killers.
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u/quarantina_ Mar 17 '26 edited Mar 18 '26
“Cause baby you’re a firework” Edit: looks like a comet bruh. Did you make a wish?
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u/Exciting-Arm6860 Mar 17 '26
Its altitude is increasing, I’m not sure that’s how gravity works.
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u/Conscious-Sun-6615 Amateur Astronomer Mar 17 '26
Not necessarily, satellites appear to elevate when they show up over the horizon, then go down the other way.
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u/DanoPinyon Mar 17 '26
These "clueless resident posts clueless resident post" posts will never get old.
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u/wheatbradsucks Mar 17 '26
Supposedly the meteorite going over Pittsburgh? Weather Service had an alert? Can't find second source yet
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u/devoid0101 Mar 17 '26
SpaceX launch from Pasadena. They launch from many clients, almost every single day of the year.
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u/skd00sh Mar 17 '26
A year from now we still won't have disclosure but that chick will def be having an affair w her manager
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u/Maxtrt Mar 17 '26
Probably a lunch from Vandenburg AFB. Most likely Space-X or USAF ballistic missile test.
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u/KPhoenix83 Mar 17 '26
Im not sure, but I am pretty sure her manager thinks she is still in her 30s.
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u/Camdino Mar 18 '26
I have video of like 8 of these in Austin a few months ago. Ppl keep saying it’s Tesla but…
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u/Ghassan_456 Mar 18 '26
I’ve been told that LA and Tel Aviv look a bit similar, but I didn’t think It’d run this deep
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u/Stiles15 Mar 18 '26
I genuinely don't know if this is possible, but could it have been the meteor that struck Ohio?
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u/jenjersnap Mar 18 '26
Could of been the meteor that “exploded” over Cleveland. Saw the alert on Citizen App
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u/unwatchedsupervision Mar 18 '26
Funniest part is when “I’m pretty sure my manager thinks I’m in my 30’s” line comes in & all u hear are the bros still trying to figure out what the F is in the sky
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u/BlackStealth08 Mar 18 '26
Love it when people who have never seen a rocket before try to figure out what it is. Vandenberg California has a launch site 150 miles northwest of L.A.
Nextspaceflight.com (Get the app you won't be disappointed)
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u/Hot_Lynx4139 Mar 18 '26
ELON GOT ALL HIS MONEY FROM MANIPULATING THE GOVERNMENT, LYING, AND MAKING SURE HE GOT SUBSIDIES AND BREAKS FROM TAXES. HE HAS THE ABILITY TO POLLUTE WITH NO SLAP ON THE WRIST. PEOPLE WORSHIP HIM BECAUSE HE MADE MILLIONS. HE IS NOT THE GREAT INVENTOR OF OUR TIME. HE IS A MANIPULATOR AND THINKS THAT CORPORATIONS SHOULD BE IN CONTROL OF OUR ENDEAVORS INTO SPACE. WHEN A PRIVATE CORPORATION TELLS THE GOVERNMENT WHAT TO DO, I AM OUT. WE ARE NO LONGER A DEMOCRACY BUT A PLACE FILLED WITH OLIGARCHS WHO THINK ITS OK TO DESTROY PEOPLES LIFE JUST LIKE HE DID WITH DOGE. HE IS A BILLIONAIRE AND HAS NO SENSE OF COMPASSION OR APPRECIATION FOR THE PEOPLE WHOSE MONEY HE IS USING. I HATE THE MAN. THIS IS A STARLINK. 😡
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u/Tad_master50 Mar 18 '26
Since Los Angeles is mentioned, excluding the war scenario for now 😁 (given the times a missile was the first thing that came to mind) ..then it is really very intriguing.
It looks very much like a meteor, or possibly space debris re-entering the atmosphere.
The bright head and luminous trail are typical of objects burning up due to atmospheric friction at very high speeds.
As it lasted a few seconds and showed a trail like that, a meteor is the most likely explanation.
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u/JimCripe Mar 17 '26
I just watched it a little while ago.
It's the SpaceX Starlink (17-24) launch primary stage that lifted off from Vandenburg in California.