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Weird lights in the sky just now.
NeoBlackdog
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I just put the dogs out and happened to look up and saw a series of what I can only assume were satellites. I think there were about a dozen of them all flying in a straight line with quite a bit of distance between them. If they were planes at 40,000 feet I'd estimate a mile between them? They were headed in a southeasterly direction and they were haulin' the mail! Got the binocs on a couple of them and could discern no blinking lights, just a strong and steady glow. They faded from view about 45 degrees above SE horizon leading me to think the light I was seeing was reflected sunlight.
I've seen a lot of planes and a bunch of satellites but never that many flying the same course and moving that fast.
WTF is goin' on?
I've seen a lot of planes and a bunch of satellites but never that many flying the same course and moving that fast.
WTF is goin' on?
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but when I was about 18 or 19 I would ask you to pass it over to me
Ol' Elon launched a bevy of comm sats.
https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-2-satellites-night-sky-visibility.html
and even more glad it was not incoming
also more amazing all the items we have orbiting the earth now
my dang cell phone better start getting better reception LOL
Who let the dogs out?
The next pass for Starlink 1308 (one of 60 launched) is supposed to start at 6:10 this morning at 301 degrees azimuth and end at 6:21 at 128 degrees azimuth.
ETA
Just looked up the speed on this little fella. 4.76 mi/s! 16,560 mph... That's scootin'!
And fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain