Elon Musk and his company SpaceX periodically launch new packages of Starlink communication satellites into orbit. The billionaire’s goal is to build a powerful network of satellites capable of providing high-speed Internet to almost every place on the planet. For us, many such launches are a great opportunity to observe a beautiful phenomenon in the sky.
Elon Musk’s space train on Tuesday. There will be an opportunity to repeat it
Watching the so-called Musk’s space train makes a huge impression, especially during the first observation of the phenomenon. Starlink satellites are placed in orbit in one line and move single file across the sky, thus crossing the entire sky at enormous speed.
In the coming days, at convenient times, you will be able to observe satellites from all over Poland. On Tuesday, the space train will appear in the sky at 18:36, i.e. 42 minutes after sunset (for Warsaw). It will therefore be dark enough to see the satellites.
We can therefore count on quite pleasant observation conditions. Starlinks will cross the entire sky in about 5 minutes, moving from west to east. Halfway there they will be relatively close to the zenith. As we read, however, they will be visible (illuminated by the Sun) only up to half of the sky. Therefore, it is worth showing up for observations on time.
Fortunately, there will be several more opportunities to watch the space train fly by this week. On Wednesday, the satellites should appear in the sky at 6:40 p.m., and on Thursday and Friday the show will start a minute later. However, Tuesday evening will be the best opportunity for observation, because Elon Musk’s space train should be the brightest and will pass through the sky closest to the zenith.
Source: Gazeta
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