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10ClarionSt | 08:20 Sun 12th Apr 2020 | ChatterBank
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Last night I was looking at the sky with my 10 x 30 binocs, looking west. A fast moving object appeared in the field of vision which I managed to follow all the way accross the sky. It was travelling so fast, that it had crossed from one side of the sky to the other in 3 seconds (three). My initial thought was that it was a meteor, but I wasn't convinced as all of the ones I've seen are usually streaked and breaking up in the atmosphere. This was a point of light, like a star, but moving incredibly quickly. I haven't seen anything move that quick before in the night sky. What was it? We'll never know!
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Buzz Lightyear! Must have been! "To infinity and beyond!" >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
It was probably Sparky . trying to catch his Morrisons slot.
Alien landings now their virus is working they are coming to colonise the planet
Quite literally, a UFO. Have you looked on any local FB pages to see whether anyone else spotted it?
Kim jong un, must have been on his play station again.
Space station, or one of Elon Musks satellites?
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so following the line of Oldham rd?
where was it in relation to Venus - at dusk the only thing you can see?

meteor if it was that quick
Probably space station.
Will circle approx every hour.
The Space Station is much slower.
You can rule the space station out as there are no sighting of it in the south of England between the 8th April and the 24th.
Ask Jodrell Bank, see if they know.
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Sorry for the late reply but thanks for your answers folks. A couple of things. Firstly, I don't do FB or any other social media, so unfortunately, that's a non-runner. Secondly, I don't think it was a satellite as it was moving too fast. I have seen the space station numerous times, and the object I saw was moving extremely quickly. So quick, I could hardly believe it. In relation to Venus, it was a lot higher in the sky and slightly more to the south when I spotted it. I came to the same conclusion as Harpurhey Pete, that it must have been a meteor. Having said that, as I said in my OP, all the meteors I've ever seen have been streaked and breaking up.
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