Looking out over the Bay tonight was quite pretty as we had some clear skies and a rather large moon rising. But then I noticed this really bright light about 9:00 PM that wasn’t usually there (the other side of the Bay is rather desolate–I can often count the number of lights I see pretty easily)
This was a bit different. It blazed brightly and flickered a bit, kind of like a fire. The odd thing was it was about 40 feet up in the air, and I also saw another flickering light down below (fire truck?).
Unfortunately distortion over the water prevents me from seeing clearly just what is going on over there. The Naval Research Lab has a large tower over there for radar research. I hope that’s not what I saw on fire (maybe they were doing laser tests or something).
UPDATE: Went and got the bigger binoculars out of the basement and…still no idea. It might not be a fire but some really powerful light, being distorted in shape and intensity due to the water vapor over the Bay tonight. It’s still going on after 40 minutes and that tower really doesn’t have the much fuel (it’s not that big). Guess I’ll just have to wait and see…
We’ll check the Eastern Shore papers tomorrow and see what’s what.
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Looked about 10:00 PM. A few bright lights over there and boat or two. Great moon view from Plum Point,
Looked about 10:00 PM. A few bright lights over there and boat or two. Great moon view from Plum Point,
Looked about 10:00 PM. A few bright lights over there and boat or two. Great moon view from Plum Point,
Looked about 10:00 PM. A few bright lights over there and boat or two. Great moon view from Plum Point,
I can’t see the tower this morning, but there is a bit of a haze so maybe I’m just not focused. Usually I can see it.
I can’t see the tower this morning, but there is a bit of a haze so maybe I’m just not focused. Usually I can see it.
Well the tower is still standing, and it looks rather white (now that the sun is setting and on it). I guess it must have been something else other than a fire.
Well the tower is still standing, and it looks rather white (now that the sun is setting and on it). I guess it must have been something else other than a fire.