cuffy Posted April 22, 2020 Report Share Posted April 22, 2020 Loads more tonight . Have a look on. " heavens above " , type in your post code . Click on starlink in the daily predictions bit . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTaylor91 Posted April 22, 2020 Report Share Posted April 22, 2020 4 hours ago, Grandalf said: Last night they were virtually overhead. Good view from North Suffolk but had only just got dark. Tonight it will be a little darker. Tonight - 22/04/20 - they say 9.34 pm or 4.39 am. Min 10 degrees elevation rising and maximum 87 degrees and 16 degrees from the horizon when they go out of sight. Track west to east. So they are virtually coming straight overhead. (You will only observe them just after sunset or just before sunrise as they need reflected sunlight for you to see them). (No lights on board). They are in a fairly low earth orbit. These are the details for Norwich so from North Lincolnshire - JTaylor91 - you will see them a little bit further to the south. Cheers, seems I’ve been looking too low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted April 22, 2020 Report Share Posted April 22, 2020 5 minutes ago, JTaylor91 said: Cheers, seems I’ve been looking too low. Where did you think satellites might be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTaylor91 Posted April 22, 2020 Report Share Posted April 22, 2020 1 hour ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Where did you think satellites might be? Well they apparently start being visible at 10 degrees above the horizon here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandalf Posted April 22, 2020 Report Share Posted April 22, 2020 And the show only lasts about six minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strimmer_13 Posted April 22, 2020 Report Share Posted April 22, 2020 Saw 1. And about 4 others in different directions and a few meteors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovercoupe Posted April 22, 2020 Report Share Posted April 22, 2020 Saw a few tonight but only as a flash for a second or so then a delay and another one doing the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 9 hours ago, rovercoupe said: Saw a few tonight but only as a flash for a second or so then a delay and another one doing the same. Same for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 Tried two nights now and nothing, had a tracker up on my phone from link in first page. Think I'm to far north to see them passing over the Midlands. Could see it travelling on the tracker and nothing in the sky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 Just now, figgy said: Tried two nights now and nothing, had a tracker up on my phone from link in first page. Think I'm to far north to see them passing over the Midlands. Could see it travelling on the tracker and nothing in the sky. Drop Mr Musk a tweet and ask him to swing them over you for a night! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyefor Posted April 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 16 hours ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Where did you think satellites might be? Hanging down in a cave? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandalf Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 Right on time and right on track! One miserable little satellite that I could only just make out. The night before I got a good view of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 On a plus Venus was shining like a headlight, very bright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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