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One of my coworkers told me this week she saw something really interesting in the sky over east Victoria.
I'll call it a UFO for lack of a better term, although I don't believe we're being visited by ETs. Julie said she was enjoying the stars about 8:20 on Saturday evening, Feb. 23, when the outline of a dark object caught her eye. It was shaped like a V and had what appeared to be a row of lights on two sides, but they were not illuminated or they were very dim. The object made no noise and took about 10 or 12 seconds from the time she saw it until it passed overhead and out of sight. My best guess is that it was some type of military aircraft. I'm wondering if anyone else saw it or if you have any clue what it might have been.
Space shuttle Atlantis undocked from the International Space Station Monday morning, promising to provide sky watchers an interesting view of the two.
The two spacecraft will appear as a tight pair of lights gliding across the night sky Monday and Tuesday. For the Victoria area, the two will appear in tandem low in the west-southwest sky on Feb. 18 at 7:56 p.m. They'll be about 10 degrees above the horizon and visible for about a minute before disappearing to the southwest. The pair will be brighter and higher in the sky on Feb. 19. They will come into view at 6:41 p.m. to the northwest. The space station and shuttle will be about 50 degrees above the southwest horizon at 6:44 p.m. Let me know what you see.
A cold front headed for South Texas this weekend could bring severe weather Saturday and a wildfire threat Sunday.
The front should move into South Texas late Saturday, according to the National Weather Service. Showers and thunderstorms are forecast to develop ahead of the front. It appears that all the ingredients will be in place for some storms to become severe late Saturday afternoon and evening. The biggest threat will be hail and high wind, although there is a slight risk of tornadoes. Strong northwest winds will develop behind the front Saturday night and Sunday. If the cold air lags behind the front, there is a chance for an increased risk of wildfires. Click here for the latest severe weather threat updates from the Storm Prediction Center. |
