[AZ-Observing] Re: specks flying in formation
- From: Andrew Cooper <acooper@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 19:03:32 -0700
It is surprising how high some critters get. When observing the Moon I
often observe high altitude bats crossing the face, probably up a
thousand feet or more. Apparently they are hunting moths that also get
up there.
Andrew
Jennifer Polakis wrote:
> Last night when we were watching the Pleiades get occulted, I noticed specks
> flying across the Moon. At first just one or two here and there I discounted
> them as floaters or dust or something, but they were soon followed by an
> entire gaggle ~maybe 30 or so in the standard V formation but still nothing
> more than just specks. I noticed a few more stragglers after that. So, I'm
> thinking probably some migrating geese or cranes? Did anyone else notice? We
> were using about 100x. If they were geese flying in front of the Moon, how
> far away do you think they were?
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