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Talitha

(6,582 posts) Fri Jun 5, 2020, 02:42 AM Jun 2020

Big disappointment tonight trying to see the Starlink 7 'parade'.

The Heavens-Above site gave a SW-ENE prediction for my location tonight, starting at 10:08 but nothing showed.

I was out there about 10 minutes early, and stayed out for 1/2 hour waiting and watching... nothing.

Anyone else?

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Big disappointment tonight trying to see the Starlink 7 'parade'. (Original Post) Talitha Jun 2020 OP

Update - the mystery has been solved. Talitha Jun 2020 #1

Talitha

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1. Update - the mystery has been solved.

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Fri Jun 12, 2020, 11:05 AM

Jun 2020

It turns out that the brightness of the numerous Starlink satellites was causing an uproar from astro-imagers and observers, so Elon Musk started making them less reflective.

They were actually there the night I went out to see them, but were dimmer than the prediction and no longer visible without optical aid.

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