Wednesday, January 15, 2020
starlink train
I saw my first Starlink satellite train tonight. The first of many, I'm sure. I happened to look up Heaven's Above and noticed there would be a pretty high pass around 6pm, so I set an alarm on my phone. I interrupted my dinner and went outside. It was cloudy, with some sucker holes. After a couple minutes I noticed one satellite, but then no others. But after a little while more started coming across and visible through gaps in the clouds. Usually I could see three or four at a time, and I could trace the line which they were following backward so I could spot new ones as they approached. I didn't count, but it took about three minutes for the train to complete. Everyone came out for a look. Pretty neat. The only other time I saw satellites close like this was watching a supply ship chase the ISS.
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