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Old 6th Apr 2024, 10:10
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Mr Good Cat
 
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They're not moving in ways not possible with current technology, it's several satellite formations moving in separate orbits flaring at similar times and your perspective / angle that you're viewing it from. Watch the videos explaining it all. It's different satellites giving the appearance of one (or a few) changing direction mid-orbit. All an illusion. Fun to watch though, seriously freaky when you see it for the first time on a dark night over the ocean!
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