Why do I see white dots flying around?

The dots are actually white blood cells moving along the fine blood vessels (capillaries) in front of the retina at the back of the eye. This experience is called the ‘blue field entoptic phenomenon’ because it’s especially noticeable when looking into bright blue light, such as a cloudless sky.

Will the space station be visible tonight?

The International Space Station orbits the Earth. Tonight is another good opportunity to see the International Space Station in the night sky. According to NASA, the station will pass at 10:49 p.m. from the west/southwest. It will be visible for 6 minutes at 77 degrees above the horizon.

What does aurora borealis look like?

The aurora often appears as curtains of lights, but they can also be arcs or spirals, often following lines of force in Earth’s magnetic field. Most are green in color but sometimes you’ll see a hint of pink, and strong displays might also have red, violet and white colors.

Are there Southernlights?

Called the southern lights, or aurora australis, it’s the southern cousin to the aurora borealis and can best be seen from the most southern of landmasses, such as Tasmania, New Zealand and Antarctica.

What are those white things in the sky?

These clouds are contrails, short for condensation trails. Water vapor is one of the byproducts of jet fuel combustion and will turn into ice crystals in the cold air at the high elevations where jet airplanes fly. Those ice crystals create a cloud (the contrail), which does not pose any public health risk.

Why do I see white sparkles in my vision?

Movement in the eye’s vitreous gel The vitreous gel that is in front of the retina can move around, sometimes pulling on the retina itself. As a result , the retina sends light signals to the brain, causing sparkles, stars, or flashes of light to appear in the field of vision.

What part of the sky is the space station in tonight?

The International Space Station will appear in the northwestern part of the sky at 10 degrees. It will move toward the southeast and will set below the horizon in the southeast part of the sky at 19 degrees above the horizon. The ISS will be visible tonight at 9:51 p.m. for six minutes.

What time can I see the International Space Station?

It can only be seen when it is dawn or dusk at your location,” NASA said. Additionally, the ISS cannot be seen when it is flying through Earth’s shadow since there is no sunlight for it to reflect back down to Earth.

Did you see these lights in the Mendocino Sky?

A northern Mendocino reader wrote that she saw the lights “around 6:15 till about 630 a string of lights in the sky that look like satellites but they were moving the coordination space exactly apart moving very fast with exact spacing on heading east, it went on for 10 minutes…could’ve been 40 of them…[W]e lost count about 30 totally silent… .”

What was the bright white dot spotted in the sky?

MIAMI VALLEY — A bright, white dot spotted in the sky by numerous News Center 7 viewers has raised questions about what the object might be. Some have speculated on whether the object was a weather balloon launched by the National Weather Service in Wilmington, however forecasters there debunked that theory.

Did you see a row of UFO-like lights in the sky?

If you saw a row of UFO like lights in the sky in IL, IA, MI (like this but spaced out), that was SpaceX Starlink Satellites! You’ll be able to see them in the next few days, too! Check here for a map (and set the time back to see their track today) https://t.co/wtkU9xSFY9pic.twitter.com/cZ4UUvj5Zc

What are those little lights in the night sky?

Those little lights in the sky are actually communication satellites. (Provided/William Sanders) CINCINNATI (FOX19) – If you’ve recently seen lines of slow-moving lights in the night sky, you’re not alone. But it’s not a government sending troops, and we’re not getting invaded by aliens.