OK this is the second night I've seen this,a string of satellites one right after another, Tonight they were coming from the west about 10 degrees apart and disappearing around the north star must have seen 10 in a row. Am I nuts or seeing things or what ?
String of satellites.
Started by astronome, 04/09/2020 10:24AM
Posted 04/09/2020 10:24AM
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Posted 04/09/2020 11:12PM
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Nope, you're not seeing things, it's likely the starlink satellites which are screwing things up for major observatories:Originally Posted by William FoxOK this is the second night I've seen this,a string of satellites one right after another, Tonight they were coming from the west about 10 degrees apart and disappearing around the north star must have seen 10 in a row. Am I nuts or seeing things or what ?
https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/14/astronomers-warn-of-worrisome-light-pollution-from-satellite-constellations/
and:
https://astronomy.com/news/2019/06/light-pollution-from-satellites-will-get-worse-but-how-much
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