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RandomChurn t1_j40var7 wrote

I've heard that you can see harbor seals easily from shore around this time of year, somewhere around North Kingston? Maybe someone here will know more.

Just Googled: "Rome Point in North Kingstown, Brenton Point in Newport, Rocky Point in Warwick, and Church Cove and Usher Cove in Bristol are what Lewis calls “sentinel sites” that tend to have the highest number of seals during each low tide and are usually occupied early and late in the season."

Save the Bay also has seal watching boat tours; don't know anything about those or if they are offered now.

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darthduder666 t1_j40p79q wrote

I saw the same thing twice on my way into work around 630am before we set the clocks back, so it was still dark but closer to twilight in the morning. Same thing, I was driving on 95N when I saw something really bright appear in the sky. It appeared to move to the Northeast, and I thought it was a plane heading towards Logan. To my surprise it dimmed out and totally vanished.

My thoughts were it was a satellite at an angle at that given time that was reflecting quite a bit of sunlight. It must have moved in such a way that caused it to brighten, and darken from our perspective.

I’ve seen the ISS suddenly dim as it is passing over. It behaved the same way.

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