Uncensored
BANNED
- Joined
- Mar 30, 2020
- Messages
- 182
- Reaction score
- -15
- Country
- Location
Stargazers have snapped Elon Musk's controversial Starlink satellite train as it tracked its way across Victoria over the last two evenings.
The man-made phenomena are becoming increasingly common sights in the sky.
Victorian Lyn MacKenzie witnessed the internet-beaming SpaceX satellites passing over the town of Stawell in western Victoria on Sunday.
Ms MacKenzie said the train was visible for 12 minutes. (Lyn MacKenzie)
She said the train just went "on and on".
"The Starlink circus was gobsmacking to see," she said.
"It showed for over 12 mins on my photos."
Alistair Payne from Melbourne estimated there were "about 50 or more objects moving in a convoy from the south".
Alistair Payne captured the Starlink satellite convoy above Warrnambool in a 30-second exposure. (Alistair Payne)
"In the photo, which is a 30-second exposure, you can see how close they were following in a line," he said.
"It was freaky to watch."
Allen McCauley also photographed the train as it passed over Portland, in the state's west.
Elon Musk's Starlink satellite train passes over western Victoria. (Allen McCauley)
There are currently more than 1,600 Starlink satellites in orbit, but that number is expected to grow as SpaceX has filed paperwork for up to 42,000.
The sheer amount of satellites has sparked concern from some astronomers, who launched a bid to protect the night skies in April 2021.
The International Astronomical Union called on the United Nations to intervene.
Footage from Starlink satellites in orbit. (YouTube/SpaceX)
n a press conference organised by the European Space Agency (ESA) deputy director of the Astronomical Institute of the University of Bern in Switzerland, Thomas Schildknecht, said the trains were cluttering the sky.
"These trains are nice and impressive, but do we really want to see them everywhere?" Dr Schildknecht said.
"Do we want to see them in the Australian outback? In Antarctica? Or in the vey dark regions of Chile?
"Probably not."
This month, India barred SpaceX for accepting pre-orders for its internet service, saying they are not licensed to operate.
India has barred Starlink Internet Services from operating in India. (DDP images / Sipa)
"The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has pointed out that Starlink Internet Services is not licensed to offer satellite-based internet services in India being advertised to the public," the communications ministry said in a statement.
"The government has asked the company to comply with the Indian regulatory framework for rendering satellite-based communication services and refrain from booking/rendering such services in India with immediate effect."
www.9news.com.au
Why is Australia so clean, beautiful and yet such a poor, third world country?
The man-made phenomena are becoming increasingly common sights in the sky.
Victorian Lyn MacKenzie witnessed the internet-beaming SpaceX satellites passing over the town of Stawell in western Victoria on Sunday.
Ms MacKenzie said the train was visible for 12 minutes. (Lyn MacKenzie)
She said the train just went "on and on".
"The Starlink circus was gobsmacking to see," she said.
"It showed for over 12 mins on my photos."
Alistair Payne from Melbourne estimated there were "about 50 or more objects moving in a convoy from the south".
Alistair Payne captured the Starlink satellite convoy above Warrnambool in a 30-second exposure. (Alistair Payne)
"In the photo, which is a 30-second exposure, you can see how close they were following in a line," he said.
"It was freaky to watch."
Allen McCauley also photographed the train as it passed over Portland, in the state's west.
Elon Musk's Starlink satellite train passes over western Victoria. (Allen McCauley)
There are currently more than 1,600 Starlink satellites in orbit, but that number is expected to grow as SpaceX has filed paperwork for up to 42,000.
The sheer amount of satellites has sparked concern from some astronomers, who launched a bid to protect the night skies in April 2021.
The International Astronomical Union called on the United Nations to intervene.
Footage from Starlink satellites in orbit. (YouTube/SpaceX)
n a press conference organised by the European Space Agency (ESA) deputy director of the Astronomical Institute of the University of Bern in Switzerland, Thomas Schildknecht, said the trains were cluttering the sky.
"These trains are nice and impressive, but do we really want to see them everywhere?" Dr Schildknecht said.
"Do we want to see them in the Australian outback? In Antarctica? Or in the vey dark regions of Chile?
"Probably not."
This month, India barred SpaceX for accepting pre-orders for its internet service, saying they are not licensed to operate.
India has barred Starlink Internet Services from operating in India. (DDP images / Sipa)
"The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has pointed out that Starlink Internet Services is not licensed to offer satellite-based internet services in India being advertised to the public," the communications ministry said in a statement.
"The government has asked the company to comply with the Indian regulatory framework for rendering satellite-based communication services and refrain from booking/rendering such services in India with immediate effect."
Stargazers capture bright lights streaking across Aussie skies
There are currently more than 1,600 internet-beaming Starlink satellites in orbit, but that number is tippe...
www.9news.com.au
Why is Australia so clean, beautiful and yet such a poor, third world country?
