(01-17-2025, 11:11 PM)Punatang Wrote: Randos' Uninformed Discussion
That's a perfect description! I've seen one re-entry of space debris from Hawaii, but it was nowhere near as spectacular as that _ I just happened to be checking on sky conditions in the middle of the night outside the observatory on MK and saw this bright light somewhere in the South which then broke up into several small pieces which didn't spread out very much and stayed on essentially the same bearing. I remember very well that the pieces all glowed green, which was weird, and it only lasted 10 seconds or so before all the debris faded.
As for this event, I wish I could have seen it with my own eyes! I've since listened to one or two ATC recordings during the closure of air space over the Caribbean area when flights were told to divert or hold to avoid the debris area when one arrogant pilot told everyone it was just a bunch of Starlink satellites.
HOTPE—Either I have a case of Deja vu, or I think you posted the same thing above for the first launch of the starship! Maybe wait until the thing gets near Hawaii before letting us know! I'm not saying you're jinxing things...
PS. I see the US FAA has temporarily grounded SpaceX. Can't say I'm surprised.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2yyxrz9kvo