Flashing satellites outside now

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Sun Apr 19, 2020 9:59 pm

Just been told to go outside and look at the sky as there's loads of satellites flashing.

I went out and there's loads.

What's going on?

Gerry Hattrick · Post by **Gerry Hattrick** » Sun Apr 19, 2020 10:00 pm

Which direction?

thatdberight · Post by **thatdberight** » Sun Apr 19, 2020 10:02 pm

Gerry Hattrick wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 19, 2020 10:00 pm
Which direction?

Up

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Sun Apr 19, 2020 10:03 pm

Its probably David Icke.

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Sun Apr 19, 2020 10:05 pm

Another smokescreen....

thatdberight · Post by **thatdberight** » Sun Apr 19, 2020 10:06 pm

Starlink

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Sun Apr 19, 2020 10:06 pm

tim_noone wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 19, 2020 10:05 pm
Another smokescreen....

Have you been outside Tim?

Devils_Advocate · Post by **Devils_Advocate** » Sun Apr 19, 2020 10:07 pm

Is it something to do with Elon Musk and his SpaceX Starlink satellites? (some kind of internet project I think)

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Sun Apr 19, 2020 10:14 pm

Quickenthetempo wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 19, 2020 10:06 pm
Have you been outside Tim?

No sorry.... I thought I'd add to the rumours

What region?

Gerry Hattrick · Post by **Gerry Hattrick** » Sun Apr 19, 2020 10:15 pm

Devils_Advocate wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 19, 2020 10:07 pm
Is it something to do with Elon Musk and his SpaceX Starlink satellites? (some kind of internet project I think)

Unless he's in the southern hemisphere,Quickie must have b****y good eyes then

conyoviejo · Post by **conyoviejo** » Sun Apr 19, 2020 10:17 pm

Meteor showers. Expected all week between 10pm and dawn

Rileybobs · Post by **Rileybobs** » Sun Apr 19, 2020 10:22 pm

Just had a look out and didn’t see anything. Venus shining really brightly though if you look to the west fairly low to the horizon.

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Sun Apr 19, 2020 10:22 pm

It might be big brother making sure you're in the house?

JohnMac · Post by **JohnMac** » Sun Apr 19, 2020 10:30 pm

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Devils_Advocate · Post by **Devils_Advocate** » Sun Apr 19, 2020 10:47 pm

Gerry Hattrick wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 19, 2020 10:15 pm
Unless he's in the southern hemisphere,Quickie must have b****y good eyes then

Just found this and dont know whats going on but says they were visible to us tonight about 9.30pm and 11pm.

https://findstarlink.com/#1530;3

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Sun Apr 19, 2020 10:55 pm

thatdberight wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 19, 2020 10:02 pm
Up

cracker

Damo · Post by **Damo** » Mon Apr 20, 2020 7:56 am

https://james.darpinian.com/satellites/ ... oqdKj0Cj10

groove · Post by **groove** » Mon Apr 20, 2020 8:33 am

Satellites gone up to the skies

LoveCurryPies · Post by **LoveCurryPies** » Mon Apr 20, 2020 8:39 am

You can see Starlink pass over tonight - Monday 9.55pm - amazing sight!

However, while there are 60 in Starlink at the moment, there will soon be between 10,000 and 40,000. When you look up at the sky, you will see satellites not stars. It's going to make naval star navigation almost impossible for fishermen and astronomy and star photography very difficult.

There are plans to put gigantic tv screens around the orbit to advise Coca Cola and BMW to us.

Looks like human are f****** up the night sky now!

Holtyclaret · Post by **Holtyclaret** » Mon Apr 20, 2020 12:48 pm

I saw the starlink satellites on a recent trip to nz, amazing sight and sky so much clearer over there.

LeadBelly · Post by **LeadBelly** » Mon Apr 20, 2020 1:25 pm

Devils_Advocate wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 19, 2020 10:47 pm
Just found this and dont know whats going on but says they were visible to us tonight about 9.30pm and 11pm.

https://findstarlink.com/#1530;3

Yes that's a good link, it gives a list of all the timings and directions from where you are (if youve allowed a location finder).

There's a decent video on The Daily Mail site to give an indication of what to look for https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech ... urope.html

conyoviejo · Post by **conyoviejo** » Mon Apr 20, 2020 9:18 pm

Bump..

Will be visual tonight between 9.58 /10.05 PM From southwest going eastwards.. Happy spotting.

dougcollins · Post by **dougcollins** » Mon Apr 20, 2020 10:14 pm

I saw them tonight but disappointing as all very individual satellites, I was expecting a 'train' like on the photographs.

As a bonus though I did see two kosher meteors.

Enty1974 · Post by **Enty1974** » Mon Apr 20, 2020 10:24 pm

Jus had a look and the skys full om stars tnite including one huge light.

Rileybobs · Post by **Rileybobs** » Mon Apr 20, 2020 10:26 pm

Enty1974 wrote: ↑
Mon Apr 20, 2020 10:24 pm
Jus had a look and the skys full om stars tnite including one huge light.

If that’s to the west it’s Venus.

Saw a couple of satellites following each other but wasn’t anything impressive unfortunately.

LeadBelly · Post by **LeadBelly** » Mon Apr 20, 2020 10:28 pm

Brightest thing in the sky is Venus. pretty much due west about 30 degrees elevation.
Saw 3 satellites in c 20 minutes, a bit disappointing.

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Mon Apr 20, 2020 10:43 pm

Didn't catch any satellites (maybe too much light pollution even here in Long Preston) ... Venus very prominent (even without her blue jeans) but saw a couple of meteors

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tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Mon Apr 20, 2020 10:50 pm

Bosscat wrote: ↑
Mon Apr 20, 2020 10:43 pm
Didn't catch any satellites (maybe too much light pollution even here in Long Preston) ... Venus very prominent (even without her blue jeans) but saw a couple of meteors .

gas n electric.

Taffy on the wing · Post by **Taffy on the wing** » Tue Apr 21, 2020 5:12 am

groove wrote: ↑
Mon Apr 20, 2020 8:33 am
Satellites gone up to the skies

Things like that, drive me out of my mind.

bobinho · Post by **bobinho** » Tue Apr 21, 2020 7:27 am

I watched it for a little while...

beddie · Post by **beddie** » Tue Apr 21, 2020 7:51 am

We went outside for about 20 mins, it was brilliant to watch, such a large area of the sky covered in satellites. We spotted two moving very quickly and one other moving at speed leaving a trail behind it.

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Tue Apr 21, 2020 7:59 am

Tbh they've been doing stuff like this in Blackpool for over thirty years

LeadBelly · Post by **LeadBelly** » Tue Apr 21, 2020 9:25 am

beddie wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 21, 2020 7:51 am
We went outside for about 20 mins, it was brilliant to watch, such a large area of the sky covered in satellites. We spotted two moving very quickly and one other moving at speed leaving a trail behind it.

There's a meteor shower (Lyrids) at the moment maybe that was the speedy thing leaving a trail? Lyrids are caused by the earth's orbit going through particles that came from the tail of comet C/1861 G1 (Thatcher). It visited inner solar system last in 1861 but we're still picking up the debris each year at this time. The comet's sun orbit takes 415.5 years so it wont be back with more dust for us to vacuum up til late 2276.

Sproggy · Post by **Sproggy** » Tue Apr 21, 2020 9:43 am

We saw about 10 satellites over a period of a few minutes from Trawden (and one meteor).

JohnMac · Post by **JohnMac** » Tue Apr 21, 2020 10:11 am

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I photographed Venus and don't know about Coca- Cola or BMW but reckon she was putting out a media message...

LeadBelly · Post by **LeadBelly** » Tue Apr 21, 2020 11:32 am

Aye, Venus is bossing the night sky at the moment. No moon to be seen and the 3 big boys (Saturn, Jupiter, Mars) all just early morning stars- all close together rising in the south east at c 04.00 just before the sun rises and lights them out.

jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Wed Apr 22, 2020 7:21 pm

Watch Starlink’s latest launch from Cape Canaveral tonight at 20:30. The train of Satellites should be visible overhead, from the same launch, fifteen minutes later!!

https://www.meteorwatch.org/starlink-la ... -and-info/

IanMcL · Post by **IanMcL** » Wed Apr 22, 2020 9:07 pm

Been watching a big bright light in ymtge sky....but I think it is Venus.

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Wed Apr 22, 2020 9:11 pm

IanMcL wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 22, 2020 9:07 pm
Been watching a big bright light in ymtge sky....but I think it is Venus.

Venus

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IanMcL · Post by **IanMcL** » Wed Apr 22, 2020 9:16 pm

Thanks Bosscat. Definitely Venus, in that case!

Enty1974 · Post by **Enty1974** » Wed Apr 22, 2020 9:42 pm

Seen nowt

Gerry Hattrick · Post by **Gerry Hattrick** » Wed Apr 22, 2020 10:02 pm

Quite a lot of cloud but but saw eight over about three minutes.

IanMcL · Post by **IanMcL** » Wed Apr 22, 2020 10:25 pm

Venus only...but not wearing blue Jean's.

randomclaret2 · Post by **randomclaret2** » Wed Apr 22, 2020 10:26 pm

In furs maybe ?

Devils_Advocate · Post by **Devils_Advocate** » Thu Apr 23, 2020 12:12 pm

randomclaret2 wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 22, 2020 10:26 pm
In furs maybe ?

and there (s)he goes again!!

Billy Balfour · Post by **Billy Balfour** » Thu Apr 23, 2020 12:18 pm

Devils_Advocate wrote: ↑
Thu Apr 23, 2020 12:12 pm
and there (s)he goes again!!

I'm looking forward to all tomorrow's parties when I'm set free.

IanMcL · Post by **IanMcL** » Thu Apr 23, 2020 9:43 pm

Went to check the sky again.

Out back I looked up for Venus and there was Aphrodite!

Nothing else.

Looked out the front. Nothing in the sky but thought I saw someone scramble across the school roof, opposite!

Went outside, rang 999.

Could not see anyone, then heard a voice. Shone my torch and got the silhouette of one young lad and ge was talking to mate(s).

Rang 999 again and confirmed sighting.

Then two lads were banging on the roof, I think jumping up and down, then they ran across. Jumped down at the rear and then I saw them disappear up to the downs.

They had no idea about satellites or starbursts...or perhaps they were getting a close up!

Police came and shone their torches but did not fancy a walk up the downs!

Exciting this star and satellite spotting!