What am I looking at ?

[josy]

I'm sitting at my comp eating a cream cake and out of my window I see what I thought was a star, but it's too low in the sky to be a star, its also larger than the north star, so then I'm thinking maybe its Mars but it seems far too bright and it seems to have a bit on the bottom...not shaped like a star... so I was wondering am I looking at the space station? and if so whats it for and are their astronauts stationed there. Does the space station move about? can anyone enlighten me please. Ta

[sweaty_betty]

ALIANS. there comin for me again but only when i'm off down the dole center. Evern more money in my grerro.

[josy]

Now why was'nt I as quick thinking as you sweaty betty, yeh of course, god your so bright.Oh its spelt aliens sweety sorry sweaty.

[Ethel]

Could it be a weather satellite?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/weatherwise/factf iles/forecasting/satellites.shtml

[Ethel]

Or a space station?

http://science.nasa.gov/temp/StationLoc.html

[kipchik]

Or it could possibly be sweatys shrink,coming to find her,,,,,all the way from planet bu**sh*t??

[curiosity]

Don't Go Into The Light Josy! Not with that Jesus Joke! Must repent first. Lol.

[josy]

nah.. its just a bit of lighthearted fun, Jesus forgives me...would still like to know what I'm looking at tho ?

[Philtaz]

After that last joke I doubt it's Mars but it could be Ur anus.

[curiosity]

Is it still there? I assumed it was a plane when I first read the post.

[josy]

yeh! it has'nt budged for hours, thats why I thought it may be a space station ?

[laurence2]

it could be the funny fags?

[laurence2]

or a complete idiot?

[josy]

Good answer laurence, you could be right there, never entered my head, cheers.

[lollypop6_6_]

It must be a UFO. no questions asked. Certainly a UFO. hehe

[lollypop6_6_]

its a UFO. no questions asked. Certainly a UFO. hehe

[BreenM]

Don't think it would be a space station. Certainly the International one is not static in the sky. It goes round the earth several times a day.

Satellites as far as I know tend to give off flares reflected from the sun.

If you're into all this stuff then a good site is Heavens-above.com. Just free register with your location and then it shows you everything in the sky relative to exactly where you are and what time it is as you look at it. The Space Station is quite impressive to look at flying overhead.

Sorry this doesn't exactly answer what it was you saw.