Spotted ! Space X satellite train.

[cotterless45]

Just before 5.40 this morning , looked out to the northeast . A huge line of bright satellites !

Quite a sight ! Much wider apart than in the YouTube video  https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-satellites-night-sky-visibility-guide.html

 I can see how it would affect research / imaging , but what a sight for the observer ! 

 

Nick.

Edited January 28, 2020 by cotterless45

[wookie1965]

30 of them unbelievable and they want put more up not very good for astrophotographers  still like you say what a sight.

[Alan White]

First time I have read a positive thought on these Nick..
I sort of get what you say, but wait until more arrive over the coming 12 months.

[lukebl]

There's a launch of another 60 of them today at 1449UT.

It's scary that it's so unregulated, and that anyone can put any old junk up there and bombard us with whatever commercial rubbish they wish. Especially when other organisations are looking at ways of cleaning up old space hardware up there. It's wanton greed and pollution, pure and simple.

[jjosefsen]

I am a fan of Musk and SpaceX normally, but not when it comes to this. However if SpaceX weren't first, it would just be someone else... At least SpaceX seem to be willing to do "something" to alleviate the problems associated with the reflectiveness of the satellites.

The real problem is that there are no global regulation on this...

[asset189]

Good info on the heavens above web site for anyone looking to see them. Saw them fairly easily from Dumfries last month 

[1928]

Remember all the satellites in the movie wall-e
i didn’t think it would happen until the satellite train went past this morning, did look cool

Edited February 21, 2020 by 1928

[Alien 13]

Satellite observation is the new train spotting, more please....

Alan

[Ships and Stars]

Not to dismiss your footage and good job catching this - it is interesting to see. I think to myself  (and now SGL I suppose!) it's a bit of a phenomenon at the moment, but what happens in a few years when there are an absolute ton of these? How many is Musk putting up, and how many other corporations and countries have plans to do similar I wonder? What if there are a couple of satellite trains like this every 10 minutes someday? Or just a continuous stream?  

Edited February 21, 2020 by Ships and Stars