Chinese Observatory Spots Something in the Sky During Eclipse.

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/new...ese-scientists-filmed-UFO-for-40-minutes.html

Chinese scientists 'filmed UFO for 40 minutes'
The UFO world is alive with speculation that China is about to reveal details of startling and detailed footage of an unidentified flying object taken during the solar eclipse on July 22.


Published: 10:08AM BST 07 Sep 2009

Scientists at the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing are reported to have confirmed that they filmed a UFO during the eclipse for 40 minutes. They say that they will spend the next 12 months studying the footage before drawing any conclusions.

The director of the observatory, Ji Hai-sheng, told sina.com that scientists would not be speculating publicly on the nature of what was captured on film until it had been properly studied.

He added:"'Purple Mountain Observatory and Chinese Academy of Sciences said that during the July 22 total solar eclipse observation, China had discovered near the sun, by observing staff, an unidentified object, it's physical nature remains to be further studied.

"Currently manpower is being organized to deal with this data, complete the data analysis and reveal the scientific results and this will take at least one year's time to finalise."

The incident follows a series of UFO sightings in China which culminated in an object being captured on film by students in Deqing. The footage, which was featured on Chinese television, appears to show the object repeatedly changing shape after initially appearing as a glowing blue sphere.

(Video and picture on linked page)

So, do we have a genuine phenomenon here, or would you like to try to guess a better explanation?

Maybe swamp gas:

Kay: All right, Beatrice, there was no alien. The flash of light you saw in the sky was not a UFO. Swamp gas from a weather balloon was trapped in a thermal pocket and reflected the light from Venus.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119654/quotes
 
Headline: Purple Mountain sees purple people
 
As far as I'm concerned, it's not a matter if if aliens will visit this planet, but when. This universe is too large for us to be the only intelligent inhabitants of it.

And if it is true, I for one welcome our new alien overlords. :worship:
 
So, do we have a genuine phenomenon here, or would you like to try to guess a better explanation?

For what the scientist saw (which was not the disk thing shown in the photo and video).....a star or Venus.

Original article:

http://news.bjnews.com.cn/2009/0814/41186.shtml

Google translation of original article:

http://translate.google.com/transla...814/41186.shtml&sl=zh-CN&tl=en&hl=EN&ie=UTF-8

Observed an unknown object near the sun, experts say could be the stars 2009-08-14 02:40:23 来源: 新京报【共有评论2条】 2009-08-14 02:40:23 Source: The Beijing News 【Total Comments 0 articles】 中科院紫金山天文台昨日透露,在对7月22日世纪大日全食的观测中,我国观测人员在太阳附近发现一个不明物体,其物理本质有待进一步研究。 Purple Mountain Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences said yesterday, in the July 22 total solar eclipse observations of the century, China was discovered near the sun observing staff in an unidentified object, its physical nature remains to be further studied.


鲍颖 BAO Ying

北京天文台专家称可能是星星 Beijing Observatory, experts say could be the stars

本报讯(记者鲍颖)中科院紫金山天文台昨日透露,在对7月22日世纪大日全食的观测中,我国观测人员在太阳附近发现一个不明物体,其物理本质有待进一步研究。 (Reporter BAO Ying) Purple Mountain Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences said yesterday, in the July 22 total solar eclipse observations of the century, China was discovered near the sun observing staff in an unidentified object, its physical nature remains to be further studied.

记者从紫金山天文台获悉,虽然当天大部分全食带地区乌云密布,但由于科学家设置的观测点比较多,各地数据联合起来,我国还是获得连续长达40分钟的内冕像的连续观测等宝贵数据。 The reporter learned from the Purple Mountain Observatory was informed that although the majority of the whole day, cloudy water zones, but because scientists have set up observation points are more parts of the data together, our country, or to obtain a row within 40 minutes of continuous observation of the corona, as well as valuable data .

目前正组织人力处理这批资料,完整的数据和科学结果最终处理出来至少需要一年的时间。 Currently being organized manpower to deal with these data, complete data and scientific results of final disposal of out of at least one year's time.

根据我国日冕连测队的专家在浙江拍摄到的日冕图片,在日冕层内可以清晰地看见一个小的白光亮点。 According to China's corona with measurements taken in Zhejiang team of experts to the coronal images, in the coronal layer can clearly see a small white highlights. 多名爱好者也于日食期间,在太阳附近拍到了一个白光亮点。 More than lovers, also during the solar eclipse, photographed near the sun, a white bright spot.

中科院紫金山天文台研究员季海生表示,目前还无法推测该不明物体是什么东西,他们正在进行考证。 Purple Mountain Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences Fellow, JI Hai-sheng said there was still impossible to speculate that the unidentified object is something they are doing textual research. 他认为很可能是太阳本身的一个小活动。 He believes that the sun itself is likely to be a small event. 北京天文台专家寇文则认为,“不明物体”最大的可能性是一颗星星。 Kou Beijing Observatory experts argued that "unknown object" the greatest possibility is a star.

据报道,美国气象学家斯考特-斯蒂文斯称,美国的SOHO太阳轨道望远镜监测到太阳附近经常有不明飞行物活动,他认为这是地球外存在的某种文明。 According to reports, the U.S. meteorologist Scott - Stevens, said the United States, SOHO solar orbit near the sun telescope monitored regularly UFO activity, he thinks this is some sort of extraterrestrial civilizations exist.
 
Oh god what a horrible translation job that did :lol:

I'm just gonna do the first highlighted bits (which make no sense):

根据我国日冕连测队的专家在浙江拍摄到的日冕图片,在日冕层内可以清晰地看见一个小的白光亮点 。

According to experts on coronal images (are there such experts?) in China, photographs of the corona taken in Zhejiang show that small white lights can be observed within the coronal layer.

多名爱好者也于日食期间,在太阳附近拍到了一个白光亮点。

Many eclipse enthusiasts also photographed a small white light near the sun during the eclipse.
 
Small white lights...? Like in the "diamond ring effect"? :rolleyes:

Mercury and Venus are closer to the Sun than we are; could it have been one of them?

And never mind that solar eclipses don't last anywhere near 40 minutes... :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
 
The footage, which was featured on Chinese television, appears to show the object repeatedly changing shape after initially appearing as a glowing blue sphere.

Uh oh, the Hopi Blue Kachina - 2012 is right around the corner ;)
 
And never mind that solar eclipses don't last anywhere near 40 minutes...
I think the (overall not too good) translation says that they have a total of 40 minutes of images - not that a single observatory has that much. I don't remember if the overall duration of totality was that long, nor where the path went. It could be serial images from multiple locations along the path, or several simultaneous images from a single location with multiple instrements. :cool:
 
To the best of my recollection, total solar eclipses last approximately 7 minutes, maximum. Most eclipses only last about half that long. So either it's a very bad translation, or China has an awful lot of observatories to have accumulated 40 minutes' worth of images.

The area of totality wouldn't necessarily encompass the entire country. I remember an eclipse we had here back in 1979; it was total in Manitoba, and only partial in Alberta. And the only odd lights anybody noticed were due to the "diamond ring" effect.
 
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