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If they take the new time slot Dragon, briefly, should be visible .. https://www.heavens-above.com
can't see when the intercept would occur (or, where you'd have to view from)

Date: 30 May 2020
Orbit: 194 x 357 km, 51.6° (Epoch: 30 May)
Event Time Altitude Azimuth Distance (km) Brightness Sun altitude
Rises 22:13:37 0° 273° (W) 1,747 4.8 -7.7°
Reaches altitude 10° 22:16:16 10° 233° (SW) 996 3.0 -7.9°
Maximum altitude 22:17:01 11° 213° (SSW) 950 2.7 -8.0°
Drops below altitude 10° 22:17:47 10° 192° (SSW) 1,020 2.6 -8.1°
Enters shadow 22:18:17 8° 182° (S) 1,116 2.7 -8.1°
DateBrightnessStartHighest pointEndPass type(mag)TimeAlt.Az.TimeAlt.Az.TimeAlt.Az.30 May2.622:16:1510°SW22:17:0111°SSW22:17:4910°SSWvisible

ISIS too

Date: 30 May 2020
Orbit: 417 x 420 km, 51.6° (Epoch: 28 May)
Event Time Altitude Azimuth Distance (km) Brightness Sun altitude
Rises 22:08:26 0° 281° (W) 2,367 0.9 -7.2°
Reaches altitude 10° 22:10:52 10° 265° (W) 1,501 -0.5 -7.4°
Maximum altitude 22:13:28 21° 214° (SW) 1,005 -2.0 -7.7°
Drops below altitude 10° 22:16:03 10° 164° (SSE) 1,495 -1.5 -7.9°
Enters shadow 22:16:09 10° 162° (SSE) 1,528 -1.5 -7.9°
Sets 22:18:28 0° 147° (SSE) 2,356 - -8.1°
 
weather/launch permitting is should be visible then, since it is after sunset at ~21:15, but will be low/brief at max 11 degrees on horizon ?

am I missing something. ?
 
So weather/location permitting Starlink #7 coming over in a tight train about 11:47 tonight...

And then over other nights too... Including on Sunday night where #6 and #7 can be hopefully seen at the same time...

Use this and enter postcode - https://james.darpinian.com/satellites/
Just one bright dot came over, as if they're all still in one bundle? :(

EDIT: A friend confirmed he could see the train, albeit it very very faint.
 
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Yeh, just spotted that bit of news. Going by last night, very well!

Was outside at 1150pm last night - managed to see the train of Starlink 7 satellites reasonably well - all well bunched together as well (but they did seem to pop in and out of view randomly so maybe these were the effect of the sunshades).
 
Was outside at 1150pm last night - managed to see the train of Starlink 7 satellites reasonably well - all well bunched together as well (but they did seem to pop in and out of view randomly so maybe these were the effect of the sunshades).
I'll try at 10:24pm tonighht... https://james.darpinian.com/satellites/

At 11:50ish #6 is coming over, and then also #7 (@ about midnight)!
 
Yep, every chance has been cloudy, and I can see they're getting more and more spread out :(

Next good chance is probably Friday @ 11:34PM for #7 with #6 at the same time a bit of a possibility (@11:37).
 
Got a budget of around £400 (though cheaper would be better) and looking for a scope to do a bit of star gazing. Never had one before. What are your recommendations? :)
 
Got a budget of around £400 (though cheaper would be better) and looking for a scope to do a bit of star gazing. Never had one before. What are your recommendations? :)

Interested in the responses too.

Currently have some Celestron SkyMaster binoculars which are great for what they are.
 
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