The night of 2026-08-20
A quiet night, even though a Starlink train has been visible since its launch 44 hours ago, which is the most commonly reported "string of lights" there is.
Measured
| independent people marking something | 1 |
| marks in total | 1 |
| a normal night, whole record | 0.76 |
| marked as light | 1 |
What was genuinely in the sky
- A Starlink train was visible: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-50, launched 44 hours before. The most commonly reported "string of lights" there is.
- The Delta Aquariids meteor shower was active.
- The Perseids meteor shower was active.
- The moon was waxing, 53% lit.
Talked about that day
- Someone in the room: 37 public posts
- Glitches in the matrix: 9 public posts
- Lights and orbs: 5 public posts
- Shadow people: 2 public posts
- Something in the woods: 1 public posts
Saw something that night?
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