The SpaceX launch of another group failed to launch Sunday morning. Jamie On Mon, Mar 16, 2020, 7:22 AM Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
I saw my first Starlink cluster pass over last night. Took me by surprise for moment.
Not quite dark, out in back getting a last look at Venus, when I noticed two satellites about 2 degrees apart but moving together, going from WSW to NE. They faded out quickly once in earth's shadow, but then there was another about five degrees behind them. Then another, then two more, then another- and another- and another! None were brighter than about 2nd magnitude but it was quite the parade for five minutes or so. I have seen smaller satellite "constellations" before, typically military formations, in much tighter groupings.
I don't think these will interfere with astronomy the way some have predicted. Much dimmer than Iridium flares, and kind of cool to see them keep coming, singly and in pairs.
Any body else seen one of these groupings fly overhead? _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy
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