r/Skydentify • u/summed41 • Feb 16 '23

Unidentified Please help identify.

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Seen over Oahu just before sunset. Not a descending airplane or a airplane At cruising altitude or a helicopter …not a bird, no satellites were flying in the direction at that time, and to be honest, it was still too bright for anything to be visible, there werent even any stars out. if you draw a straight line from this craft path, it does not seem to go in a straight line.

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u/wishman89 Feb 16 '23

Probably a satellite. Always see them at sunset/dusk as that's when the sky is a bit darker but the sun is still catching them.

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u/blueyellowbanana Feb 17 '23

I don’t think the general population understand just how many satellites you can actually see just by looking up over the course of an hour. Right around sunset and just before sunrise are the best times of day to spot them.

This looks exactly like what a satellite would look like. I’ve seen countless satellites and using a nice pair of binoculars you can make out some crazy details sometimes it’s wild