How to identify that light in the sky

[Greg Bernhardt]

Found this great chart!

 

[davenn]

haha that's a good one
would stop a lot of mis-identifications of objects :)

Dave

 

[Drakkith]

I. Love. This.

 

[PhysicoRaj]

How about "it's really big and it's moving?"

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

How about "it's really big and it's moving?"

It's the Death Star? :D

 

[PhysicoRaj]

it'll burn my optic nerve.

 

[russ_watters]

Good, but it is missing an important one: iridium flare.

 

[PhysicoRaj]

That comes under artificial satellites?

 

[russ_watters]

That comes under artificial satellites?

Yes, but it does look a lot different than normal.

 

[SpecialPerson]

Thanks for sharing. :)

 

[PhysicoRaj]

This will do : http://www.wikihow.com/Find-an-Iridium-Flare