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General Discussion & Feedback => Just Chat! => Topic started by: RD on 19/04/2020 22:49:35
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Elon Musk's Starlink satellite-train currently visible from UK ...
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Allegedly they will be visible from the UK again from 9:55pm to 10:15pm, (i.e. in half an hour).
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Is it just me who thinks that light pollution was already bad enough?
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Is it just me who thinks that light pollution was already bad enough?
This is only the beginning >1000 more to go ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starlink
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Is it just me who thinks that light pollution was already bad enough?
This is only the beginning >1000 more to go ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starlink
And there you where all saying a telescope on the dark side of the moon was pointless because ground telescopes are just as good
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I had a look, can see stars & planets, but no line of satellites. :'(
The angle of the solar panels with the sun & observer is going to effect visibility ...
(https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/14C95/production/_110414158_starlinkart.jpg)
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-51013308
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I had a look, can see stars & planets, but no line of satellites. :'(
The angle of the solar panels with the sun & observer is going to effect visibility ...
(https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/14C95/production/_110414158_starlinkart.jpg)
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-51013308
I did look south but nothing. Where abouts are they ?
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I did look south but nothing. Where abouts are they ?
Back again ~10:35 to ~10:55 tomorrow, see ... https://james.darpinian.com/satellites/
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Is that the coolest thing ever?