Beta the interactive night sky map simulates the sky above london on a date of your choice.
Satellites in the sky tonight essex.
A train of spacex starlink satellites are visible in the night sky in this still from a video captured by satellite tracker marco langbroek in leiden the netherlands on may 24 2019 just one day.
Results are shown starting from the evening of the selected date.
When you can see starlink in the skies tonight.
Lots of people mistook them for ufos but be assured.
By default satellites are only shown if they reach a maximum brightness of 4th magnitude.
Use it to locate a planet the moon or the sun and track their movements across the sky.
Your location will alter how visible starlink is but most across the uk.
Use the form below to search for satellites which will fly over your location.
Starlink 6 7 is set to appear tonight in the west and move across the sky to the south east.
The map also shows the phases of the moon and all solar and lunar eclipses.
Starlink satellites passing over essex taken by amateur photographer james newman james newman.
The map also shows the phases of the moon and all solar and lunar eclipses.
To show pre dawn passes select the day before and then scroll down to the bottom of that night s passes.
The lights will be in the sky for around six minutes and if you have a compass you should look west 267 to east 76 for the best chance of seeing them.
A clear night sky offers an ever changing display of fascinating objects to see stars constellations and bright planets often the moon and sometimes special events like meteor showers.
Use it to locate a planet the moon or the sun and track their movements across the sky.
At approximately 9 22pm in the south of england a group of satellites called starlink trailed across the night sky over essex.
The starlink satellites will be passing over the uk again this evening moving across the sky from west to east for most.