Saw a Starlink Train tonight

M_Six · 11-18-2023, 08:56 PM

Wifey and I were out walking our usual route and looked up to see this bizarre string of lights moving across the sky. We were like, WTF? Some folks in a car stopped by us and asked if we thought it was some Starlink satellites. I said it could be, but I wasn't sure. We got home and checked and sure enough, Starlink launched a bunch of them today. You can see them when they're in low orbit before they disperse. This is not my pic, but it's exactly what we saw tonight.

overcoil · 11-18-2023, 10:14 PM

happened to watch this this morning during my workout

iminhell1 · 11-19-2023, 12:15 PM

I'd caught one last year when I was out in the middle of nowhere Michigan. About 1AM. Alone in the woods. Not too far from Lake Michigan.
I was like, oh shit. Aliens coming for me. Ran to grab the camera and by then it was gone.

I had to drive 45 minutes or so 'til I got phone service again then I googled and found out it was elon space junk.

M_Six · 11-19-2023, 12:25 PM

I tried to get a shot of it on my iPhone. I didn't think figure it would come out decent, but I never got the chance anyway. Just as I got my phone out, the string faded away.

UncleWede · 11-20-2023, 12:50 PM

So now the con trails are going radioactive and showing up at night? Great!!!

BMWGUYinCO · 11-20-2023, 01:36 PM

Cool story - a friend of mine is the Director of the support staff at McMurdo Station in the Antarctic.

Last year she went and spent 4 months on station...she quickly learned that everyone was very unhappy with the bandwidth and internet service.

So, she installed Starlink and it was a huge upgrade. It took months to get the equipment since it had to arrive via cargo ship and it's not like that is a heavily travelled route, but then it was fairly simple to install and get up running.

And for a side story: she said that McMurdo is the frequent target of hackers....why? Because apparently there are a lot of nutjobs who believe that the government is covering up the existence of aliens beneath the ice there. Spoiler alert: there are no aliens there.

M_Six · 11-20-2023, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by BMWGUYinCO

Spoiler alert: there are no aliens there.

Spoiler Alert: There is no shortage of nutjobs. Sadly.

iminhell1 · 11-21-2023, 02:18 AM

There's been a few times starlink was used to livestream rally. There is zero service in national forests generally. starlink was the only option and it worked flawlessly to broadcast in 4k.

SpeedBuggy · 11-21-2023, 03:30 PM

Couple of photos from a couple of weeks ago.

Esteban · 11-21-2023, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by SpeedBuggy

Couple of photos from a couple of weeks ago.

Nice shots. Right place, right time.

SpeedBuggy · 11-21-2023, 04:15 PM

Thanks, our local TV News usually gives a heads up when the ISS and Starlink are passing over.

Stood outside during the passover time listed on the Starlink site. Only have a few minutes of viewing time.

It's a pretty weird seeing them for the first time.

Starlink Tracker Link:
https://findstarlink.com

Rather user friendly. Gives direction of travel and degree of height.

Esteban · 11-21-2023, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by SpeedBuggy

Thanks, our local TV News usually gives a heads up when the ISS and Starlink are passing over.

It's a pretty weird seeing them for the first time.

Starlink Tracker Link:
https://findstarlink.com

Rather user friendly. Gives direction of travel and degree of height.

Figured you knew in advance.

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M_Six Free Thinker 19213 Rep 7,545 Posts Drives: 2016 MB GLC300 4matic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Foothills of Mt Level iTrader: (0)	Saw a Starlink Train tonight Wifey and I were out walking our usual route and looked up to see this bizarre string of lights moving across the sky. We were like, WTF? Some folks in a car stopped by us and asked if we thought it was some Starlink satellites. I said it could be, but I wasn't sure. We got home and checked and sure enough, Starlink launched a bunch of them today. You can see them when they're in low orbit before they disperse. This is not my pic, but it's exactly what we saw tonight. Attached Images __________________ Mark markj.pics "Life is uncertain, eat bacon now." -UncleWede
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iminhell1 C2H5OH 4045 Rep 2,150 Posts Drives: 2010 SG 135i auto Join Date: May 2015 Location: Darwin, MN iTrader: (1)	I'd caught one last year when I was out in the middle of nowhere Michigan. About 1AM. Alone in the woods. Not too far from Lake Michigan. I was like, oh shit. Aliens coming for me. Ran to grab the camera and by then it was gone. I had to drive 45 minutes or so 'til I got phone service again then I googled and found out it was elon space junk.
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BMWGUYinCO Second Lieutenant 4338 Rep 284 Posts Drives: 22 M850 Convertible '23 X3 M40 Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: Colorado iTrader: (0)	Cool story - a friend of mine is the Director of the support staff at McMurdo Station in the Antarctic. Last year she went and spent 4 months on station...she quickly learned that everyone was very unhappy with the bandwidth and internet service. So, she installed Starlink and it was a huge upgrade. It took months to get the equipment since it had to arrive via cargo ship and it's not like that is a heavily travelled route, but then it was fairly simple to install and get up running. And for a side story: she said that McMurdo is the frequent target of hackers....why? Because apparently there are a lot of nutjobs who believe that the government is covering up the existence of aliens beneath the ice there. Spoiler alert: there are no aliens there.
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iminhell1 C2H5OH 4045 Rep 2,150 Posts Drives: 2010 SG 135i auto Join Date: May 2015 Location: Darwin, MN iTrader: (1)	There's been a few times starlink was used to livestream rally. There is zero service in national forests generally. starlink was the only option and it worked flawlessly to broadcast in 4k.
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