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
That low on the horizon could make it too hard to see I suspect.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. ?
Just one bright dot came over, as if they're all still in one bundle?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/
Yeh, just spotted that bit of news. Going by last night, very well!Starlink 7 has a new sun shade to avoid reflection. I wonder how well it is working.
Yeh, just spotted that bit of news. Going by last night, very well!
I'll try at 10:24pm tonighht... https://james.darpinian.com/satellites/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)!
Forecast is intermittent clouds, and of course we have the moon too...Should be great at midnight if the clouds don't block the view.
Forecast is intermittent clouds, and of course we have the moon too...
Starlink about the launch in 10mins!
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?