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[Closed] Trail of Lights in Night Sky - SpaceX Starlink

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A rather nice barbecue with some friends who live down the road last night. A belly full of food and my 7% home made cider. When they went on I walked back with them to give the dog a final stretch of the legs before bed.

We live in a rural location and we were admiring the night sky. Then a trail of lights went across the sky. We were all amazed, trying to explain it. Meteors? UFO? CIA lol.

A bit of googling this morning it looks like we saw the SpaceX Starlink

https://www.geekwire.com/2019/sightings-spacexs-starlink-satellites-spark-awe-astronomical-angst/


 
Posted : 26/05/2019 10:02 am
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Predicted path

Looks like it should be visible again tonight. Thanks for the heads up OP, I watched the launch and initial release on the internet but hadn't thought that it would be visible.


 
Posted : 26/05/2019 10:39 am
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As long as the sky is clear and not too much light pollution where you are it will be very visible.


 
Posted : 26/05/2019 10:46 am
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Sadly not visible from the UK it seems.


 
Posted : 26/05/2019 1:04 pm
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Looks like it'll be visible several times tonight between 9:30 and midnight.


 
Posted : 26/05/2019 2:05 pm
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But, they don't have lights, how could you see them?

= ;87)


 
Posted : 26/05/2019 2:09 pm
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Here’s another online tool to help see them, it works best if you know your Lat/Long, but has UK major cities.
http://me.cmdr2.org/starlink/

But, they don’t have lights, how could you see them?

By the light of the moon...


 
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Posted : 26/05/2019 3:52 pm
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10:24 and around 12am. Deffo worth looking for (assuming this cloud blows away).


 
Posted : 26/05/2019 4:03 pm

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