Elon Musk's Starlink satellites will be visible once again tonight and throughout the rest of the weekend.<\/p>\n
For the past week, a number of the 422 satellites have been visible to the naked eye as they pass over the county in low orbit.<\/p>\n
The satellites were designed and delivered into space by the entrepreneur's private spaceflight company, SpaceX, with the aim of eventually providing high-speed internet to remote areas of the world.<\/p>\n
SpaceX has so far been granted permission to place up to 12,000 satellites into orbit, and Elon Musk says 800 will be needed for moderate internet connection.<\/p>\n
Eventually, there are hopes that up to 40,000 will be operational.<\/p>\n
They are currently visible as they are in low orbit at around 550km, and can be seen tonight, travelling in a line commonly referred to as a 'train'.<\/p>\n
The Findastarlink website says you may be able to spot satellite train Starlink-5 and Starlink-6 at around 9.45pm for around six minutes.<\/p>\n
To see them, the website says you must look up to 10 degrees above the horizon, or up to 87 degrees depending on your position.<\/p>\n
The satellite trains will be travelling from east to west.<\/p>\n
Findastarlink says they may be visible on a number of occasions during the weekend, including:<\/p>\n
Saturday, April 25: Starlink-5 and 6 at 9.45pm<\/p>\n
Sunday, April 26: Starlink-3 at 4.50am <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
On April 22, residents across Nottinghamshire were also able to see SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket travelling from its launch pad in Florida and into space to deliver a further 60 satellites.<\/p>\n
The rocket could be seen in Clifton, Beeston and Bingham trailing across the sky.<\/p>\n
A mission to place more satellites into space happens around once a month.<\/p>\n
The satellites are visible due to their position and reflective surfaces, which has become a concern for astronomers.<\/p>\n
As a result, Elon Musk has now trailed a non-reflective coating on Starlink-2 to dim them in the night sky.<\/p>\n
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