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Spacey, you old stud!

The extra time they will spend on ISS is not longer than others have spent so I think the effects are well understood. Station Record Holders

Turbo I am not particularly attracted to fringe hypothesis. It is difficult to find serious archeologists that accept the ancient light bulb myth. But I would be happy to peruse any academic source.

no not a chainsaw, anyone can see it is a condom

Of course, we can't rule out alien visitors or parallel universes. My problem is that often we start out with an observation that is not immediately understandable. Because it is not immediately understandable it doesn't mean we should rush to the other end of the list of possibilities. Videos that are posted fall into a few different categories. There are those that are obviously CGI. My son is a 3D animator and owns his own company. As a teenager, he made a very convincing video where 3-D objects were added to real footage (compositing). In his case he was using 3D Studio Max software and later Maya. I remember he made a short Star Wars parody video. Most people do reject these over-the-top videos. Then there are videos or photos that are misinterpreted. Things like Bokeh or other artifacts. Sometimes it is a case of neglecting to take into account the relative movements between the camera and the object. Here is an illustration of that. the maker of this video is Mick West a retired PC games artist and skeptic, although he is quite open about the fact that we shouldn't just rule things out (or in). This is an analysis of the so-called gimbal video filmed from a navy aircraft. It is a bit of a time investment *21 minutes) but interesting. Apart from the UFO/UAP angle, it is a great insight into how these cameras work. The other thing that makes me skeptical is the whole idea that alien spacecraft have been regular visitors for many years. I struggle to find a reason why this would be worthwhile. If these visitations are real then they have been going on long enough for us to be reasonably confident that they are not trying to wipe us out or harm us. If they are merely observing us to learn something then it makes you wonder why the process has not been completed by now and what it is that they hope to learn from a relatively primitive civilisation, at least technologically speaking. Crashed alien craft also strikes me as being unlikely. To be able to travel vast distances only to crash once inside the atmosphere seems odd to me. If the government is in possession of alien technology they don't seem to have learned much from it. I would have expected much greater innovation in aeronautics and space travel. I don't for the most part doubt that many observers are genuine. We humans are not necessarily great at being eyewitnesses, we know this from interviews with witnesses to plane crashes.

I am not quite sure what you mean by this. My point was about photographic evidence. To put it perhaps more clearly I am saying this: The number of cameras in the community has increased massively in recent years. The quality of those cameras has improved markedly. I would expect that photographic evidence would be more likely than in the past. I brought the space junk in Melbourne as an example of an event that in the past may never have been photographed. This event happened around midnight when the majority of people were asleep yet there are several reasonable-quality pictures from different vantage points. When I see a video of an alleged UFO or UAP and if it seems remarkable, my first question is did anyone else video it? To make it clear I believe that it is almost certain that life exists elsewhere in the universe. I also believe that due to the immense size of the universe and the distances involved and given the cosmic speed limit that the odds of meeting are low but not zero.

It was unexpected and in fact, it was not initially known to be space junk. https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/science/space/ootw-space-space-junk-streaks-across-australian-sky-as-bright-fireball "Assumed, at first glance, to be a meteor" "Thomas Toose, a farmer in Creswick, Victoria, northwest of Melbourne, called the sight "surreal" and told Storyful it "was massive and lasted about 20 seconds." I am open-minded on the subject however I have yet to a picture or footage that does not have a more mundane explanation.

My point was that many people managed to photograph the space junk last night whether with phone cameras or otherwise. https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHZO_enAU915AU915&sxsrf=AB5stBjJXwt5pWNdSCFbWj9ogQk-Bn5Qow:1691474496831&q=melbourne+space+junk&tbm=isch&source=lnms&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=2ahUKEwjCzZ7EscyAAxV3yDgGHfzoCo0Q0pQJegQICxAB&biw=2133&bih=1025&dpr=0.9#imgrc=Fzlx0K5N-GUxwM

My question would be where are the good-quality pictures or video? in an age where we all carry a reasonable camera (in our phone) around with us. Whilst it is true that it may be difficult for most people to think to photograph or video a short-lived event out of the huge population you would think that there would be more than a few grainy ill-defined pictures. last night in Melbourne some space junk re-entered the atmosphere. This event was unexpected and short-lived yet there were loads of fairly sharp photos and videos. https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHZO_enAU915AU915&sxsrf=AB5stBjJXwt5pWNdSCFbWj9ogQk-Bn5Qow:1691474496831&q=melbourne+space+junk&tbm=isch&source=lnms&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=2ahUKEwjCzZ7EscyAAxV3yDgGHfzoCo0Q0pQJegQICxAB&biw=2133&bih=1025&dpr=0.9#imgrc=4HIvsWCRm7s16M It is reasonable to believe that in the past photographic evidence would be rare but today with good-quality phone cameras, dash cams CCTV, etc. it is hard to understand why there doesn't seem to be any reasonable quality images.

Not without reason. Often there are faults. In the video posted earlier where the creature crosses in front of vehicles with their headlights on I would expect a pronounced shadow. Since almost everyone carries a camera on their phone I would expect n there to be more than one version.

I found myself accidentally at a talk by this guy. I went to see the film "Miracle on the Hudson". Mike Smith is also the owner of the Sun Theatre in Yarraville. He is responsible for saving and restoring this amazing Art Deco cinema. Before I could enter the cinema to watch this film I had to wait for a school group to exit. The school group had just finished listening to a talk and slide show with Michael Smith. When the audience entered the theatre he was starting to pack up his slide show but I think we convinced him to do a quick run-through of his presentation before the film. This was extra enjoyable because it was unexpected.

Nice aerobatic display over my house this afternoon.

Turbs I do a lot of reading even past the headlines. Saying a professional has given his or her opinion is a little vague. I am more than happy to read any factual articles you care to post and I will even read past the headloines.