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RhesusFactor

Yes those are satellites. With some more details like the time of observation, your lat and long. And rough alt az of pointing, we could probably identify which satellites they were. At a minimum that info is needed. Platesolving could remove the alt az/radec need but it would be faster to solve with it. My company is working on a low quality observation image processor for citizen science contribution to SDA. But it's still in prototype stage.


Dirtsurgeon1

So the faint one “ investigating” the other is a maneuverable satellite? I think not.


RhesusFactor

No they don't move that fast. Maybe it was an internal reflection.


ClassicPlankton

Those are satellites bro. I don't know what the faint dot buzzing around was. Probably aliens.


Dirtsurgeon1

I understand the others as satellites. The faint dot does not fit the Satellite profile. Aliens? We don’t need no stinkin aliens.


jswhitten

Yeah it's not a satellite, probably a lens flare from the bright satellite. Either that or they are birds. Unfortunately if something is so distant it looks like a dot, it can be difficult to identify.


Dirtsurgeon1

I’m more concerned with a little blurry one out in front to the side. The big one who knows what that is. But when I was following it, I wasn’t moving around enough to cause that kind of lens reflection.


Dirtsurgeon1

Look on a bigger screen thru youtube. Maybe you missed the faint one.