Recent content by jd1089

See this thread: https://forums.space.com/threads/is-it-possible-to-see-33-satellites-in-a-row-in-the-course-of-15-min.28543/

I don't know. I haven't. What I'm finding curious is the spacing between the satellites. Why do some people see them very close together (ie, "string of pearls" - a few seconds apart) vs. what I saw, about 30 seconds apart?

Sounds like Starlink, but I can't seem to find anything online about the spacing variation.

Probably. How far apart (in seconds) were they? I've never seen anything like this in my life, so I'm guessing these "trains" of satellites are the Starlink system, whether they are close together in a so-called "string of pearls", or spaced further apart like (about 30 seconds) like what we...

I'm guessing what we saw is the SpaceX Starlink system. Maybe they are spacing out a bit now, so they don't look like the "string of pearls" you mentioned. Hope they figure out a way to make them less visible. If they put up thousands of them it's kinda going to wreck the view of the night sky.

What time did you see them?

We live in Tucson, Arizona. I think we saw the same thing last night (April 17th, 2020). My wife and kids were outside and noticed a bunch of satellites traveling along the same path for several minutes in a west to east direction. They came and got me so I went outside to check it out, and...