Subdeacon Joe Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 First, on MeTV, Svengooli will present A true cinematic masterpiece. Second, tonight and tomorrow night should be good viewing of Starlink-28. https://findstarlink.com/ For Santa Rosa California. 9:15 pm, 29 May 2021 Starlink-28, BRIGHT (3.1) for 4 mins Look from NORTHWEST to SOUTHEAST (details) Elevation (from horizon): start: 10°, max: 57°, end: 17° 9:14 pm, 30 May 2021 Starlink-28, BRIGHT (3.3) for 4 mins Look from NORTHWEST to SOUTHEAST (details) Elevation (from horizon): start: 10°, max: 56°, end: 16° Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 Holy sheep dip! Is this one as epic as that one about the killer tree a few weeks ago? I still have not recovered from that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted May 30, 2021 Author Share Posted May 30, 2021 6 minutes ago, Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 said: Holy sheep dip! Is this one as epic as that one about the killer tree a few weeks ago? I still have not recovered from that one. Oh, I doubt that the pure genius of that can ever be matched by mortal man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 Well dangit, Joe... might as well leave the popcorn 'til next week. I think I shall eschew Svengoolie tonight for that other magnificent Lon Chaney Jr classic, One Million B. C. (Sorry; no Raquel Welch in this one) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 3 hours ago, Subdeacon Joe said: https://findstarlink.com/ Thanks for the heads-up, Joe.... That was freakin' AWESOME~!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 Unfortunately, tonight the marine layer moved in and the sky was illuminated by light reflecting off the clouds. No Starlink viewing tonight. Perhaps tomorrow night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted May 30, 2021 Author Share Posted May 30, 2021 7 hours ago, Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 said: Thanks for the heads-up, Joe.... That was freakin' AWESOME~!! I went out to look and the sky was still too bright and there was too much ambient light to see anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 16 hours ago, Subdeacon Joe said: I went out to look and the sky was still too bright and there was too much ambient light to see anything. I saw them again tonight - not as bright as last night; this was the last time they'll be visible in this area for a while. But I learned something! When https://findstarlink.com/ gives a time and directions, the time is close but may be off a few minutes, depending on when the sun set... and they may not be visible at all if there is too much residual light. More importantly, the directions (i. e., "Look from NORTHEST to SOUTHEAST" was the instruction tonight) indicate the satellites direction of travel, NOT where they will appear in the sky. Tonight, I spotted them about 50° above the southern horizon - but travelling northwest to southeast. Keep your head on a swivel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted May 31, 2021 Author Share Posted May 31, 2021 1 hour ago, Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 said: 17 hours ago, Subdeacon Joe said: went out to look and the sky was still too bright and there was too much ambient light to see anything. I saw them again tonight - not as bright as last night; this was the last time they'll be visible in this area for a while. They were just enough later tonight that I was able to see them, getting into astronomical twilight. Also, the lights on the high-school football field were not on and that cut way down on the ambient light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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