Many islanders could see in the night from Saturday to Sunday a succession of light points moving in line in the sky.
“Around 7:30 p.m., from Baléone, we saw around fifty points perfectly aligned” testified a surfer.
Do not panic, this phenomenon has a rational explanation. It is because of Elon Musk, the director of SpaceX, and more precisely of the 300 or so satellites that he has sent into orbit around the earth in order to provide broadband Internet to the whole planet.
Several scientists and astronomers are worried about these launches and want to defend the night sky. Indeed, Starlink satellites reflect the Sun’s rays particularly well.
Other launches are planned to complete this project on a global scale.
It is possible to follow the movement of these vehicles live on specialized sites such as Celestrak for example.
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