Question for you clever types

[allegro]

What on earth (or off it ) could be causing this strange light above a house near me?

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=53.444583,-2.1719...

It there on Google maps, Google earth and can even be seen on street view. It seems far too bright to just be a reflection

[Plotloss]

I say reflection.

[Penny-lope]

A conservatory?

[The Riddler]

Some kind of laser.

[allegro]

Plotloss said:

I say reflection.

Find me another one then

[Plotloss]

allegro said:

Plotloss said:

I say reflection.

Find me another one then

http://www.googleearthcoolplaces.com/related.php?place=solar_reflection_ammerzoden_nl&comment=yes

Rests.

[allegro]

Plotloss said:

allegro said:

Plotloss said:

I say reflection.

Find me another one then

http://www.googleearthcoolplaces.com/related.php?place=solar_reflection_ammerzoden_nl&comment=yes

Rests.

Smart arse

Doesn't explain why you can see it above the house on street view though!

[Custard Test]

Well it's either George Clooney doing sparkly eyes at the satellite or proof indeed that the sun shines out of my boyfriends arse as he claims.

[Plotloss]

Custard Test said:

Well it's either George Clooney doing sparkly eyes at the satellite or proof indeed that the sun shines out of my boyfriends arse as he claims.

No, really.

[anonymous-user]

Chinese Lantern

[Plotloss]

allegro said:

Plotloss said:

allegro said:

Plotloss said:

I say reflection.

Find me another one then

http://www.googleearthcoolplaces.com/related.php?place=solar_reflection_ammerzoden_nl&comment=yes

Rests.

Smart arse

Doesn't explain why you can see it above the house on street view though!

Conservatory I'd guess.

[remedy]

Jesus's home beacon

[Marf]

Its the magic pencil from Words and Pictures

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8n5VAfTtt8

[allegro]

Plotloss said:

allegro said:

Plotloss said:

allegro said:

Plotloss said:

I say reflection.

Find me another one then

http://www.googleearthcoolplaces.com/related.php?place=solar_reflection_ammerzoden_nl&comment=yes

Rests.

Smart arse

Doesn't explain why you can see it above the house on street view though!

Conservatory I'd guess.

That was my first thought but if you look at all the others around it they are no where near as bright. From space the 20 feet or so to the next conservatory wouldn't make any difference to the reflection of the sun back to a fixed point in space.

[allegro]

Marf said:

Its the magic pencil from Words and Pictures

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8n5VAfTtt8

Bloody good call! God that brings back memories

[Marf]

Up and down and back and around!

[Plotloss]

allegro said:

Plotloss said:

allegro said:

Plotloss said:

allegro said:

Plotloss said:

I say reflection.

Find me another one then

http://www.googleearthcoolplaces.com/related.php?place=solar_reflection_ammerzoden_nl&comment=yes

Rests.

Smart arse

Doesn't explain why you can see it above the house on street view though!

Conservatory I'd guess.

That was my first thought but if you look at all the others around it they are no where near as bright. From space the 20 feet or so to the next conservatory wouldn't make any difference to the reflection of the sun back to a fixed point in space.

The photographs are taken using helicopters/planes at that resolution, not satellites, they do the bigger stuff.

[Meoricin]

Plotloss said:

allegro said:

Plotloss said:

allegro said:

Plotloss said:

I say reflection.

Find me another one then

http://www.googleearthcoolplaces.com/related.php?place=solar_reflection_ammerzoden_nl&comment=yes

Rests.

Smart arse

Doesn't explain why you can see it above the house on street view though!

Conservatory I'd guess.

On street view the glare is the Sun itself, the satellite image is a reflection.

[allegro]

Meoricin said:

Plotloss said:

allegro said:

Plotloss said:

allegro said:

Plotloss said:

I say reflection.

Find me another one then

http://www.googleearthcoolplaces.com/related.php?place=solar_reflection_ammerzoden_nl&comment=yes

Rests.

Smart arse

Doesn't explain why you can see it above the house on street view though!

Conservatory I'd guess.

On street view the glare is the Sun itself, the satellite image is a reflection.

Nah not buying it. The location of the glare just above and slightly behind the house matches the aerial pic too well.

[Shaolin]

It's a teenager wearing a hoodie trying to bring the plane down with a mirror - if you look carefully you can see him lounging on the sofa with a half empty bottle of White Lightning and a spliff.