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On Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:02:22 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> On 19/08/2026 03:07, c186282 wrote:
>> It's why I was wondering about StarLink a
>>    little while back. Alas seems you need a pretty clear northeast
>>    'view' from where I am - and I don't HAVE one ... big trees most
>>    everywhere. I'd have to run a 100' cable out under the yard to get
>>    a good clear point.
> 
> Are you sure about that? IIRC starlink satellites are all over the sky.
> On skewed orbits that cover everywhere....
> 
> https://space-safety.starlink.com/docs/space-safety-articles/
constellation_altitudes/

I thought the app used to determine a good site was showing stylized 
satellites. Not so. There are a hell of a lot of them.  9.818 at the 
moment.

https://orbitalradar.com/how-many-starlink-satellites

I'd expected something more like the GPS sat constellations shown when the 
device is trying to acquire a position.