String of Pearls

[dark knight]

went outside just before work at 6.15am this morning, looked up, clear sky to the north west and to my surprise spotted a satellite moving from the west to the east, a small gap then another and another and then more, all in I counted 24 strung out across the sky like a pearl necklace moving east!! I was gobsmacked but what a fantastic sight, well worth venturing out before work.

[fozzybear]

1 minute ago, dark knight said:

went outside just before work at 6.15am this morning, looked up, clear sky to the north west and to my surprise spotted a satellite moving from the west to the east, a small gap then another and another and then more, all in I counted 24 strung out across the sky like a pearl necklace moving east!! I was gobsmacked but what a fantastic sight, well worth venturing out before work.

I saw the same albeit last week in the morning as well albeit 5.30am UK time on my way to work.

[dark knight]

I think it was Space X Star Link satellites

[Louis D]

1 hour ago, dark knight said:

I think it was Space X Star Link satellites

Probably.  SpaceX just launched 60 more on Sunday, so they have probably yet to attain their final orbits and are closely following each other for now.

[fozzybear]

5 hours ago, dark knight said:

I think it was Space X Star Link satellites

first light for me never seen before this bright

[Capt Slog]

It was looking at these regularly over the summer that inspired me to get a telescope, I'd spent a lot of time looking up and wondered what else there was to see.  The Starlink 'Skytrains' are quite fascinating to me, I saw a string of 7 in June or July.  The website "Heavens Above" is a good source of info for satellites, my sons and I used to look for Iridium Flares.