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Yes, they passed over a few minutes after the ISS went over. I managed to count 48.I've just seen Elon Musks satalites pass by, I counted 19 but there may have been more, I've got to say, that's one of the most amazing sights I've seen!
This.While I admire the technology, I'm fairly under-whelmed by the act itself. So is much of the astronomical community.
Oh yes, I think he has designs on being a real life Bond villain.Am I the only one who finds the idea of Elon Musk launching hundreds of satellites into the sky more than just a little sinister?
You prompted me to ask Professor Tim O'Brien (Professor of Astrophysics and Associate Director of Jodrell Bank Observatory) about how much of an impact the Starlink satellites might be.Yes but there are a lot of launches to come if the full constellations they want are deployed. And people tend to think of problems for optical observers, but radio astronomy will see them all the time if they're trying for those frequency bands.
Not since the clampdown on fireworks, certainly.It's not every evening you see a rocket going over Stafford.