/sci/ - Science & Math

Sorry for the grammatical errors, I've been up for about 37 hours now.

In fact the only reason I thought to write this is because I just saw another flash about twenty minutes ago.

I should also add that they don't always appear in the same areas of the sky, sometimes they appear in front of my house, other times they appear behind it.

SCIENCE BUMP

Aliens.

>>1864148

I originally was going to ask /x/ about this, but I knew that they'd all say aliens.

>>1864107
Could be a number of different things.
Start writing down as precisely as possible the location in the sky where you see the flash and the time and date.

Check your observations against positions of recorded stellar objects/man made satellites/ ect that we keep data on.
From there you will either find a plausible cause or need to expand to include local/regional recurring events that may cause this.
You may also look in to solar radiation maps for your part of the sky to see if it's something in the ionosphere.

Aliens

Record some videos OP, and then set some Muse in the background to it.

Are you always tired as shit when it happens? It could be hallucinations from sleep deprivation.

>>1864213
Disregard that, I didn't read the last line.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_flash

let's see, how did those upper atmospheric electrical phenomena go?

Red sprites, blue jets, and elves, I think:
http://www.sky-fire.tv/index.cgi/spritesbluejetselves.html

Sure its not someone playing with a high intensity green laser?

This is definitely the Aurora Borealis. How has no one said this yet?

OP, charged particles from the sun get caught in Earth's magnetic field and smash into the atmosphere, making the gas emit a greenish light.

Youtube Aurora and i'm sure you'll see something familiar.

>>1864258

It's not a straight line, it's like a light bulb flash, and the point of origin (the brightest spot in the center of the flash) has appeared near ground level on at least one occasion, and other times appears spontaneously in the atmosphere.

Also, the place I live is not exactly technologically inclined, it's bumfuck nowhere. I'm the most advanced person I know around here (and I know every one of my neighbors for about a 20 mile radius [there's only about four]), I'm actually the only one who has high speed internet and one of only two that has an indoor shitter.

if you knew what it was, you'd already be dead

>>1864270


aurora borealis troll. go back to bee.

>>1864270

Already looked into that, it's the closest thing to what I've seen but it's not nearly as prolonged.

It's just a quick flash of green light, like a flashbulb on an old camera.

I think i read somewhere that when the sun sets, the moment it hits the horizon it produces a green flash? Idk. Might want to check it out.

>>1864297
San Diegan here. Yes, the "green flash" is a rare possibility. The twilight sun hits the atmosphere and quickly goes through the spectrum, which can sometimes produce a "green flash" as it's a lower wavelength, or something.

>>1864171

I'll start documenting when/where I see them, I don't usually write anything down because half the time I'm not even sure if I saw anything.

I only count the times where I've seen it directly in front of me, if I had to guess I'd probably say that I see a green flash at least once a week; but most of the time it's out of the corner of my eye.

As for taking pictures/recording them I don't own a camera and I'm currently in between work and fighting my bitch ex wife in court so money's definitely tight.

>>1864227
>>1864297
>>1864305

Looked into this already unfortunately, while I've seen one that occurred right around sun set it wasn't near the area of the sun set, it was off in the opposite direction. Every other one I've seen has happened in the dead of night.

Really freaks me the fuck out.

People that think alien abductions are more likely than an aurora.

>>1864322

>He's not keeping an open mind, or payed any attention to the news lately, where government officials are practically coming out and stating that aliens exist

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>>1864272
Some researchers at my school shine a pulsing super bright green laser at the sky for some reason most nights. I can't see the beam unless its really foggy, usually I just see whatever clouds it hits lighting up.

>>1864330

>>1864322

As I've said, that's the reason I came to /sci/ instead of /x/ or even /b/.

I new 'aliuns' or 'jews' would be the number one response.

I've gotten some good feedback here, but I guess I haven't presented enough evidence to get viable answer.

I'll see about getting more information and coming back later, unless someone can come up with something else.

I gotta get me one of these.

>>1864340
Could be tactical flares.

>>1864341
Now available for your pets.

>>1864330

Well, that may actually be a possibility, there are a few colleges (two JC's and one state) I don't know that any of them are conducting experiments about this.

I guess I'll just have to ask, at the very least I may run into a professor or summat who can point me in the right direction.

>>1864331

While I cannot fully rule out the existence of alien life, and subsequently the possibility that they are the cause of these phenomena, such a search would be doomed to yield only inconclusive results.

I haven't witnessed your phenomena, but I'd like to throw in the possibility of strobes.

High-altitude strobes have been used in surveillance photography. Lots of aircraft have some pretty powerful strobes on them too, which might be reflecting through the atmosphere...?

Or even St. Elmo's fire...?

Pretty cool though. It's fun to realize there are mysteries out there.

OP this is definitely an Space invader, I've been there before. Tinfoil hats don't work well against these aliens, you gotta cuver your whole face; like in the picture.

>>1864107
>>1864270
The aurora doesn't have to be sustained; what makes great shows is a result of a solar flare projection in the direction of the earth, that is, many charged particles , or cosmic rays, being shot out and hitting the Earth. However, cosmic rays need not always come in this huge heaps, they are constantly bombarding the Earth in a lower, relatively constant quantity. I would guess that you're from the states, so you're not far enough for ideal Aurora viewing (also where the Earth's magnetic field is in the direction to create the aurora). Your sightings could be brief, small flashes of the aurora, or an effect from the same mechanic.

.gif related

for the alien theorists:
http://forums.xkcd.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=58254

Further reading: Hawking's theories about aliens and why it probably doesn't matter if they exist.

The fact is that if aliens exist and we can make any sort of useful contact with them, they already know we are here.
If they are able and willing to contact us then they already have a message on the way.
If they are able and not willing, we will never know they exist.
If they were able to come here and willing to do so when they first received transmissions from us then they are from somewhere around our own solar system otherwise it would be pointless to come here due to the length of the trip even at light speed.
We have already observed that it is unlikely that any planets near are solar system will support life like earth does.
tl;dr - even if aliens exist it's unlikely that they are here or will ever interact with us in any meaningful way.

>>1864363

This is indeed possible, there is a naval air base within driving distance of my house and they are constantly running maneuvers.

I've was recently dragged out of my house by the postman because he wanted to show me a predator drone that was lazily flying above my house.

Pretty creepy really.

>>1864379

This is the most intriguing revelation, I've never seen an Aurora before and the only results on the internet were of the sustained sort.

Hey Conspiracy Theorists,
There has been a new development in tin-foil technology. I have here the tin foil hat 2.0.