Starlink satellite-train visible with the naked eye
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Re: Starlink satellite-train visible with the naked eye
#2Is this only until they are in position or are going to see this everytime they fly over?
Re: Starlink satellite-train visible with the naked eye
#3Is this only until they are in position or are going to see this everytime they fly over?
You’ll be able to see them as individual dots any time they’re illuminated by the sun when they fly over at night (like any other satellite), but they won’t be bunched together like this.
Re: Starlink satellite-train visible with the naked eye
#4Here is another video: https://vimeo.com/338361997
Re: Starlink satellite-train visible with the naked eye
#5Counted 52 spots, plus an additional 2 which only appeared briefly and dimly, a little off the track of the others. 4 or 5 dots seem to be pairs. So that acounts for pretty much all satellites.
I'd like to experience this for myself. With 12000 of them the sky will be quite littered with them though. Astronomy will never be the same again.
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#6Okay that's interesting but I have to say it's also quite ugly. Is this a new trend to cluster satellites like this? If so what advantage does it bring and is it worth that ugly streak appearing in the night?
I get this comment is very subjective but surely I'm not the only one thinking it's a bit of an eyesore
Re: Starlink satellite-train visible with the naked eye
#7Okay that's interesting but I have to say it's also quite ugly. Is this a new trend to cluster satellites like this? If so what advantage does it bring and is it worth that ugly streak appearing in the night? I get this comment is very subjective but surely I'm not the only one thinking it's a bit of an eyesore
They are currently spreading out and once they have spread out enough they will move on their own power to their final orbits.
Re: Starlink satellite-train visible with the naked eye
#8Is this only until they are in position or are going to see this everytime they fly over?
You’ll be able to see them as individual dots any time they’re illuminated by the sun when they fly over at night (like any other satellite), but they won’t be bunched together like this.
And astronomers where 'enjoying' the last Iridium Flares (their new satellites don't produce the flare). :)
Re: Starlink satellite-train visible with the naked eye
#9Okay that's interesting but I have to say it's also quite ugly. Is this a new trend to cluster satellites like this? If so what advantage does it bring and is it worth that ugly streak appearing in the night? I get this comment is very subjective but surely I'm not the only one thinking it's a bit of an eyesore
They are currently spreading out and once they have spread out enough they will move on their own power to their final orbits.
Hmmm well I hope it's not noticeable because starlink is planning 24 orbital planes with 60 satellites per. With that it's safe to say you could see up to 50 or so of them in a night due to the constellation pattern. That's a lot of flickering and moving light in the sky when coupled with AWS' initiative also. I'm hoping your right but at first glance it doesn't seem great.
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#10I know! Let's try and photograph some satellites with a potato on a bright city street! And for extra fun, make sure that we position the potato so that there is a street light shining directly into the lens!
Quality astrophotography.