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  1. Stephen Dawson

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    Hecky's isolating.
     
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    Could it be the Meteor shower that is happening at the moment?
     
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    the meteor shower is allegedly visible tonight (20th) at around 10pm onwards. Our weather man said to look to the North East
     
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    We all make a big deal about plastic and saving the planet but then film it when a private company outs thousands of tons of metal into space
     
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    Poor show tonight. Nearly froze my nuts off for half a dozen plus a meteor over half an hour.
     
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    Saw this tonight, really good to see, further apart than i was expecting but really interesting. Downloaded the skyview lite ap - brilliant.
    How bright is venus?! Thought someone had turned the floodlights on!
     
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    Finally I got to see something. Several somethings actually. Thanks to everyone for their info and directions (or should it be orientations?) - including the invaluable advice from @Young Nudger.
     
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    I believe they are still improving the coating that will make them almost invisible to the naked eye. The ones we see are also, I believe, at a lower orbit than their final position, as they are still positioning.

    There's currently 360 launched out of a total 12,000.

    I quite like the look of them in the sky, to be honest, but I can see why a lot don't. They will do a lot of good though, in terms of connectivity around the world, particularly in remote places.
     
    BarnsleyReds, Apr 21, 2020
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    We saw naff all. Was looking from about 21.55 to 22.10.
     
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    I think they should be better seen today at 9:00pm - if it's clear.
     
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    I was out at that time, but stayed out slightly longer - though not by much. I saw four, all on the same trajectory, but I missed a couple while I was getting my bearings. I only know that cos I could hear some comments from nearby gardens "There's one!" and "Another one!" while I was twisting and turning.
     
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    Saw them tonight, about 20 mins worth spaced at about 20 second intervals
     
    pompey_red, Apr 21, 2020
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    The Americans have launched a rocket from Cape Canaveral and its vapour stream
    is visible in the sky over Wakefield. Anyone spotted it in Barnsley.?
     
    Donny Red, Apr 22, 2020
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    Spotted this stream on You Tube.


     
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