Just watched the Starlink-7 train using the Heavens-above predictions. They were naked eye visible and brighter than Arcturus when they reached that part of the sky at 21:06 local mountain time June 4, 2020. Clear sky with a bright moon. My husband counted 55 but we think we missed counting a few as they are fast. Still incredible to see the train and hard to describe the intensity of them moving so fast. Becky Ramotowski Tijeras New Mexico 7205' elevation > > > Observed the Starlink-7 'train' from yesterday's launch from Leiden, the > Netherlands, through clearings in the cloud cover, near 22:44 UT (4 Jun). This > was a zenith pass, and they were faint: visible in binoculars, but not naked eye. > > Video had, alas, a field of clouds in the FOV as they were passing. > > So it really is becoming a pattern: high elevation passes are not good for the > brightnes sof these satelllites, passes lower in the south are more favourable. > Counter-intuitive, but true for these flat satellites! > > - Marco > > > ----- > Dr Marco Langbroek - SatTrackCam Leiden, the Netherlands. > e-mail: sattrackcam_at_langbroek.org > > Station (b)log: http://sattrackcam.blogspot.com > Launchtower: http://launchtower.langbroek.org > Twitter: _at_Marco_Langbroek > ----- > _______________________________________________ > Seesat-l mailing list > http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l > > _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-lReceived on Thu Jun 04 2020 - 22:27:17 UTC
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