Starlink satellite-train visible with the naked eye

Post by perilunar » Sun, May 26, 2019, 3:36 AM UTC

CorvusCrypto wrote: post #30

Robotbeat wrote: post #29

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This has been the case since the dawn of spaceflight. Iridium flares in particular have been noticeable even in daytime. Far less of a problem than airplane lights let alone city lights for the enjoyment of the night sky. The ISS is MUCH larger and brighter.

This is tired logic. The fact remains that if I go out and look up in the sky and see moving lights, I'm going to be annoyed. Airplane, satellite, whatever, it's not a good experience and it is absolutely a problem still regardless of the comparison to other problems. However someone said it would be rare. As long as I don't look up and see non-natural moving lights in the sky I'm cool with it.

Post by perilunar » Sun, May 26, 2019, 3:43 AM UTC

mikeash wrote: post #3

sschueller wrote: post #2

Is 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.

Post by cmdr2 » Sun, May 26, 2019, 5:03 AM UTC

chomp wrote: post #13

childintime wrote: post #5

Counted 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.

>I’d like to experience this for myself. Find out when the satellites pass over you! Here's the TLE data that someone estimated: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/May-2019/0207.html Here's an online calculator: https://www.satellite-calculations.com/TLETracker/SatTracker... Plug in the TLE data, select your town or enter your coordinates, and generate a 24 hour projection! Find a time where the elevation is higher than 10…

Post by sharcerer » Mon, May 27, 2019, 1:44 PM UTC

eightysixfour wrote: post #32

sharcerer wrote: post #21

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that novel was amazing. I loved the 5000 year jump too. Although I found it difficult to visualize some of the futuristic parts. I think a movie is being made based on the novel.

Interesting, I loved the book until the jump, after that I found it to be too ridiculous. The submarine storyline was absurd.