Air Traffic

[Sprotyrover]

Brother in law lives in Blythe at approx 8.20pm tonight he was out walking the dog and saw approx 50 plus Aircraft fly overhead South to North one after the other approx quarter of a mile apart. Anyone one here seen owt?

[Ldr]

Try flightradar24

[Sprotyrover]

I looked hardly anything flying in region, can you look back an hour on it?

[Ldr]

Yes mate, nothing on there except london to newcastle, Glasgow, Inverness and Aberdeen stuff

[Sprotyrover]

Wondered is an Airline might be moving Aircraft to park up?

[auckleyflyer]

Crop spraying..... We're the crop

[Donnywolf]

I had seen Space Station earlier at 19:40 - a great viewing

Then later on (maybe about that time) I saw something moving way way up and it was something similar in that there was no noise - and it was not flashing. Then behind it was a second and then a third

As I watched the first one "disappeared" as does the Space Station when at a certain point in the sky. The second went around the same place but then amazingly 2 more came from the same direction as the first 3. I watched each one and they were roughly on the same track and each disappeared after a few minutes

I watched a few more when home (10 minutes - hes an old dog) and there were more and more and looking up on Satellite trackers there were some on that track (there are hundreds) BUT unlike Radar24 I could not look back but maybe somebody will be able to.

[Dagenham Rover]

Radar 24 doesnt always show everything .........

[Donnywolf]

Agreed - and although they tracked Air Force 1 that time they probably miss out certain military movements

However these things I saw seemed way way higher (I would say in orbit actually) and due to the lock down there were no vehicles about and a fighter at the upper eaches of its operation WOULD have been heard by me. In fact with at least 3 in view most of the time I would instinctively hve looked up

At one stage later I saw 2 one on the S-N track and one parallel to it but a bit behind - and one disappeared (no longer lit by the sun) and then the other did the same but much later - meaning I think it was even higher so relected the Sun for longer

But .... I am no expert and I would like further info as well please - in particular can I get a Satellite tracking site on which I could back track to last night ? I will research as well and maybe find one

[Donnywolf]

Im back and manage to find this and back track

IMO these were Satellites and I think this Site "backs that up".

https://in-the-sky.org/satpasses.php?day=27&month=3&year=2020&mag=500&anysat=v0&group=1&s=

Point one. Just look at the numbers of things that are whizzing overhead all day (and night) and  how many passes just scroll down the list. It is not endless !

Point two. Scroll down to the time mentioned in OP and look for the objects on a northerly or NE or NW direction and hopefully you can see lots of them.

 Just checked out what was visible (it was an optimum night apparantly for viewing) and there were FORTY objects reflecting the Sun passed on the Tracks I mentioned above starting 20.00.00 to 25.00.00 - so yes forty things in just 5 minutes !


Point three. If you have never seen the Space Station get out at just before 25 past 8 tonight and you will see it "appear" in the west at 20.30.01 H/M/Secs and disappear (which I never tire of seeing) at 20.33.41
Thats 3 minutes and 40 and its an amber event so quite bright - whereas the last 2  ights have been Green for really good

Look west and watch for something going 17000 mph without any noise or any flashing lights just "appearing" and keep looking as it will climb steadily before disappearing just after it passes overhead

[Donnywolf]

Wondered is an Airline might be moving Aircraft to park up?

Donny Airport is taking loads of Planes and Parking them up but of course they would be way way lower than I saw and be noisy and maybe contrailing

For those who like Planes and are going shopping (AHEM) to the local store at Finno or The Farm Shop on B1396 to Westwoodside there are already stacks there (so I am told) including Virgins x 3 and Wizz Airs x 12 and various other stuff. They may be getting added to but with wind change they will come in over Bawtry way so I cant update more than that

[idler]

Do you have an iPad or tablet John.
There are quite a few apps that when pointed at the sky show all stars planets and constellations above you wherever in the world you are. Some also show all satellites as well.
Apologies if you already knew this.

[Donnywolf]

I can nick Mrs DWs I Pad if she puts it down from Candy Crush or whatever she does with it

I didnt know about the Apps so thanks for that

I use an ISS App on phone so will look on there for Constellation finders or similar (edit Found Sky Walk 2 App on Phone so will try it later when it gets dark)

Cheers JT

[drfc1951]

There were about 15 small planes flew over Brid on Sunday afternoon,they were flying south in a line about a
1/4 of a mile apart.I think they were single engine planes.

[auckleyflyer]

Work with radar, unless it's a raw feed anything can be filtered out.

[Sprotyrover]

https://in-the-sky.org/satpasses.php?gotosat=25544

Mystery solved it's The 'Star Link Satellites '

[idler]

When I looked on the app there were a load of satellites scattered behind the ISS. I think that we forget just how many things are in orbit up there.

[Donnywolf]

Yes - I stuck in my long reply #9 that there were actually 40 going in Northerly directions (NNW etc) and as many going to other points of the Compass in just 5 minutes at the time in question (20.20 last night)

[idler]

Saw it tonight behind the clouds a fair bit in Bradford though.👍

[Donnywolf]

I tend not to watch unless I am showing someone where to see it and I watched Thursdays and Fridays passes and got to say they were good

[Donnywolf]

Saw it tonight behind the clouds a fair bit in Bradford though.👍

Heres another Site that looks "useful" once Ive found how to work it lol

https://james.darpinian.com/satellites/?fbclid=IwAR14muMkgE3MZbxMOZTGiL497ZNA14SjMWk7ENQLqZD8IFS_7UKPlF7NX6E

[idler]

According to my app Mars and Saturn are going to be close together tonight John. It didn't say what time though.

[Bentley Bullet]

I blame Boris. He must have known they were getting close!

[IDM]

According to my app Mars and Saturn are going to be close together tonight John. It didn't say what time though.

And if you look really carefully, you might get to see Uranus..

I’ll get me coat..

[idler]

According to my app Mars and Saturn are going to be close together tonight John. It didn't say what time though.

And if you look really carefully, you might get to see Uranus..

I’ll get me coat..

I can see it but only in a mirror.😳

[Donnywolf]

The

https://in-the-sky.org/satpasses.php?gotosat=25544

Mystery solved it's The 'Star Link Satellites '

Tonight 8.55 they are back again - look due north

[drfchound]

Was outside looking Wolfie, from 8.53 to 9.03 but didn’t see anything.
Possibly partly due to a bloody big cloud that was forming due North I suppose.
But directly above me and gradually looking South (to see If whatever I was looking for went over me and away) I saw nothing in a totally clear sky.
What should I have seen and did anyone see anything?

[Donnywolf]

https://james.darpinian.com/satellites /?fbclid=IwAR14muMkgE3MZbxMOZTGiL497ZNA14SjMWk7ENQLqZD8IFS_7UKPlF7NX6E

Yes cloud spoiled that but Space Station on view WSW at  here at 21.34 tonight

Check out the 60 Satellites and you will see what they look like. Its only worth looking once really and on a very clear night

[Donnywolf]

Space Station 20 47 (South)

Star Link satellites - 37 in a row at 21 30 (North)

[BillyStubbsTears]

Took the kids out for an exercise walk tonight and we saw these. Quite breathtaking site. Like slow, tiny tracer bullets across the sky.