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Originally Posted by SinceDay1
Buzzard, I'm pretty sure you saw the International Space Station. It can appear very bright in the night sky (similar brightness to Venus) and depending on your position relative it's path, it can take several minutes for it to transit from horizon to horizon. For example, it can up to 7 minutes if it's passing directly overhead. It travels from west to east. Here's a link to ISS passes visible from the Calgary area over the next couple of days. BTW, the more negative the Magnitude, the brighter it will appear.
http://www.heavens-above.com/PassSum...cojfhhnbjiookc |
Yup...that could very well
have been the space station.
I'd like someone to explain the vanishing part though. Like I say...it went from quite bright, dimming in 5 or so seconds, to nothing...just like that. That was the weird part of what I saw. If not for that, I'd say no doubt it was the space station, or a bright satellite, etc.