What is this strange phenomenon observed in the sky of Provence? Monday, August 5 and Tuesday, August 6 in the evening? Netizens wondered about a line of small, star-like bright dots that traveled quickly across the sky for a few minutes before continuing on into the dark night and disappearing.
Small points of light, which are actually Starlink satellites, can be seen from different parts of France depending on the time and trajectory, even as far as the Bouches-du-Rhône.
Strange phenomenon in the sky
This was enough to surprise Jean-Antoine, 63, who was taking some fresh air in the garden of his vacation home, in Simien-Collonges, on the evening of Monday, August 5. It is not far from 11 p.m. when the eyes of the Provençales are on the “attracted to something strange“
“At the level of the Big Dipper we saw a straight path of small bright points in the sky going from west to east. Jean Antoine remembers, he called him Provence. From inside the house, his wife sees the same scene:About twenty points“Travel across the sky in single file for”two or three minutes“.”We had absolutely no idea what it was!“
On X, Twitter, Facebook, etc. previously. Other netizens shared their question.While relaxing on our balcony with my wife last night between 10:30pm and 11pm, we noticed a strange phenomenon in the sky. A sort of procession of what we thought was a meteor shower, but the phenomenon was longer than usual.“, publishes a resident of Isle-sur-la-Sorgue who prefers to remain anonymous.
As surprising as it is, this isn't the first time Starlink satellites have been spotted in the sky. They were already seen from Marseille in 2022 and 2020.
according to The Parisianthe site The sky aboveAnd whoever records the movements of these machines in our orbit confirms that these satellites, which were launched on Sunday from the American military base in Vandenberg, California, crossed the French sky during the night.
The media Explore It also shared the path of machines from American billionaire Elon Musk's SpaxeX company.
Reminder, Tuesday evening around 10:44 p.m., look up at the sky and you might see a series of dots of light! New passage for the last satellite train #StarlinkFeel free to share your photos if you see them! ⤵️ https://t.co/Ex9Tv4anpm
– XploraSpace (@XploraSpace) August 6, 2024
the site Findstarlink It also provides information about the path, date and time of the passage of the Starlink small satellites.
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