Today only about Each of these pieces of debris can then also impact other satellites. Use it to locate a planet, the Moon, or the Sun and track their movements across the sky. Mysterious lights were filmed in the sky above Houston on Wednesday night, flashing repeatedly in a strange formation before disappearing. Starlink satellites seen after the first launch in May 2019. They weren’t moving in a certain direction in any great hurry.“Realistically I think they were probably satellites, but last time we saw satellites they were in a line, where as this time the lights were flashing on and off.”It has been widely suggested that the lights were likely to be Starlink satellites launched by SpaceX.The company, founded by American engineer and entrepreneur Elon Musk, is in the process of sending 12,000 satellites into space in a bid to improve low-cost internet coverage across the globe.With its third launch in two weeks, SpaceX sent 58 more into orbit from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida before dawn on Saturday morning.There was expected to be good visibility in order to see the Starlink satellites on Saturday night for several minutes at a time.Did you see anything strange in the sky over Norwich or elsewhere in Norfolk and Waveney? Aircraft are usually distinguishable from everything else due to different colour flashing lights. I often watch the night sky for relaxation for my insomnia. From 2017 to 2019, a new generation of Iridium satellites was deployed which does not exhibit the characteristic flares. Instead, the lengthy chain of moving lights in the night sky around 9 p. Dozens of satellites will fly over Greater Cincinnati tonight. The flashes are happening because Capella is low in the sky in the evening at this time of year. Picture: James GibsonFootage captured by James Gibson, who lives in Old Catton, shows lights appearing intermittently at around 10.30pm on Saturday (June 13) night.Further sightings of the lights were reported across the Norwich area, including in nearby Spixworth.“We were just sitting out in the garden round the fire looking up at the sky, and suddenly we saw these lights,” said Mr Gibson, 40.“Initially I thought it was a plane but each light was staying in pretty much the same spot. Sky broadband and phone. Every contribution will help us continue to produce local journalism that makes a measurable difference to our community. Flares of brightness −5 magnitude occurred 3 to 4 times per week, and −8 magnitude were visible 3 to 5 times per month for stationary observers. He also makes regular media appearances providing analysis on the latest space news. These lights are actually satellites, The satellites are part of something called Starlink. It was one of a number of sights in the sky this evening . The wheel above shows the entire sky that is visible from Virginia Beach. People will then pay a fee to access the service, with speeds estimated to be slower than fibre broadband but faster than existing satellite internet services.However, people have raised concerns about the number of satellites SpaceX is launching. Our industry faces testing times, which is why we're asking for your support. However, just a quick Google search of "Lights moving across the sky" brought up multiple recent results from news outlets in the Inland Northwest who apparently solved the mystery: Space-X. Click the link in the orange box above for details. That may now change.But for the time being, you will likely continue to see these trains of satellites in the night sky. An unexplained cluster of lights appeared in the sky on Monday night and people are freaking out. Bright lights seen flashing across the sky in Devon and Cornwall ... to both Plymouth and Exeter in Devon the light formation was seen high in the sky. The M.E.N received several messages about strange lights in the sky on Sunday night (March 29). But it stayed in the same rough area and was moving around in jerky motions, kind of like a fly. You can see more of his writing or get in contact at jonathanocallaghan.com.Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own.Jonathan is a freelance space journalist that covers commercial spaceflight, space exploration, and astrophysics

The map also shows the phases of the Moon, and all solar and lunar eclipses.

Witness report: fire balls in the sky […]. Mostly it's a single flash, but sometimes it repeated a … And, when you look at an object low in the sky, you’re looking through The atmosphere splits or “refracts” the star’s light, just as a prism splits sunlight.So that’s where Capella’s red and green flashes are coming from … not from the star itself … but from the refraction of its light by our atmosphere. The last of the first-generation satellites was deorbited on 27 December 2019, ending predictable Iridium flares.There are many controlled satellites in addition to Iridium satellites, which can also flare, but most flares of these satellites do not exceed magnitude −2, and are therefore often overlooked. The time and place of the satellite's flare can be predicted only when the satellite is controlled, and its orientation in space is known. However, in September 2019 this system failed, leading to a The company also says it is trying to make the satellites Early results suggest that, when it reached its operational orbit, this satellite The company is also working with astronomy groups to try and figure out ways to lower the impact of Starlink satellites on the work of astronomers. In this case it is possible to predict the exact time of the flare, its place in the sky, the brightness and duration. By the time my eyes move to where it seems to have occurred it's already gone. MYSTERIOUS flashing lights visible among the stars may be signs of alien activity, scientists claim. It was 3:20 AM and there was a flashing light in the sky, green, white and red. Starlink satellites seen after the first launch in May 2019. The reality is that every star in the sky undergoes the same process as Capella, to produce its colorful twinkling.

While the first-generation Iridium satellites were still controlled, their flares could be predicted.As the Iridium constellation consisted of 66 working satellites, Iridium flares were visible quite often (2 to 4 times per night).