Thursday, May 15, 2025
Bright Starlink trains from G15-4 launch 16-17 May and G6-67 launch 16-19 may
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| Northern Evening sky as seen from Adelaide at 18:32 ACST on Friday May 16. The Starlink train from launch G15-4 is passing north east. Simulated in Stellarium.Click to embiggen. | North-Western Evening sky as seen from Adelaide at 18:28 ACST on Saturday May 17. The Starlink train from launch G15-4 is passing north west. Simulated in Stellarium.Click to embiggen. |
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| Whole sky map for Adelaide on Friday May 16 showing the Starlink pass direction of a single satellite. there are 28 satellites on this path taking 10 minutes for start to finish. magnitude 2.1 at brightest. | Whole sky map for Adelaide on Saturday May 17 showing the Starlink pass direction of a single satellite. there are 28 satellites on this path taking 10 minutes for start to finish. magnitude 2.6 at brightest. |
Alice Springs G15-4 launch passes
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| Whole sky map for Alice Springs on Friday May 16 showing the Starlink pass direction of a single satellite starting 18:28. there are 28 satellites on this path taking 10 minutes for start to finish. magnitude 2.2 at brightest. | Whole sky map for Alice Springs on Saturday May 17 showing the Starlink pass direction of a single satellite starting 18:28. there are 28 satellites on this path taking 10 minutes for start to finish. magnitude 2.9 at brightest. |
Perth G15-4 launch passes
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| Whole sky map for Perth on Friday May 16 starting 18:32 showing the Starlink pass direction of a single satellite. there are 28 satellites on this path taking 10 minutes for start to finish. magnitude 2.2 at brightest. | Whole sky map for Perth on Saturday May 17 starting 18:32 showing the Starlink pass direction of a single satellite. there are 28 satellites on this path taking 10 minutes for start to finish. magnitude 3.3 at brightest. |
Melbourne G6-67 launch passes
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| Whole sky map for Melbourne on Friday May 16 starting 18:01 showing the Starlink pass direction of a single satellite. there are 30 satellites on this path taking 2 minutes for start to finish. magnitude 3.4 at brightest. | Whole sky map for Melbourne on Saturday May 17 starting 17:52 showing the Starlink pass direction of a single satellite. there are 28 satellites on this path taking 10 minutes for start to finish. magnitude 3.6 at brightest. |
Hobart G6-67 launch passes
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| Whole sky map for Hobart on Saturday May 17 starting 17:52 showing the Starlink pass direction of a single satellite. there are 30 satellites on this path taking 4 minutes for start to finish. magnitude 2.1 at brightest. | Whole sky map for Hobart on Sunday May 18 starting 18:00 showing the Starlink pass direction of a single satellite. there are 30 satellites on this path taking 4 minutes for start to finish. magnitude 2.1 at brightest. |
While the Starlink satellites are the bane of astrophographers, the sight of a recently launched Starlink train is rather awesome. Over the next few days two recent launches will give some Australians an awesome view.
The Starlink train from launch G15-4 (13 May UT) will be visible in the early evening twilight of the 16-17th May from central and western states (not Darwin and for the eastern states they occur during bright twilight). When and what you will see is VERY location dependent, so you need to use Heavens Above to get site specific predictions for your location. Choose G15-4 (13 May UT) form the drop down menu in the starlink prediction dialog.
The Starlink train from launch G6-67 (14 May UT) will be visible in the early evening twilight of the 16-19th May from Victoria and Tasmania. use Heavens Above
to get site specific predictions for your location. Choose G6-67(14
May UT) form the drop down menu in the starlink prediction dialog.
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