re: OT astronomers what's that star...

There are some satellites (GPS) that are pretty damn bright. They are the brightest objects in the sky at night to our eyes. They are to close to view with a powerful telescope, and to far away, about 13 thousand miles, to see a clear image with binoculars. If you can get a point of reference and be very still you can see them move or "wiggle". The machine rotates in a slow spin which causes the reflection of the sunlight to flicker and the change colors, brightening and dimming.