Seeing a line of lights? Here's what went across the Colorado sky
If you saw a line of lights in the sky over the weekend, they were there for a reason -- and no, it's (probably) not aliens.
DENVER (KDVR) — If you saw a line of lights in the sky over the weekend, they were there for a reason -- and no, it's (probably) not aliens.
FOX31 received several reports of a string of lights in the sky in the early morning hours on Saturday. There were sightings in Boulder, Elizabeth and other areas around the Denver metro after 4 a.m.
Here's what two viewers captured on Saturday morning:
The line of lights is part of Elon Musk’s satellite system, known as Starlink by SpaceX. Starlink first launched in 2019 by using satellites in space to beam internet directly into customer terminals in their office or homes.
According to Find Starlink, a program that helps track Starlink satellites, there are currently Starlink satellites in the area. Meanwhile, a website created by James Darpinian, a graphics and computer vision engineer with Google, also tracked a few Starlink constellations that were potentially visible in the area from Wednesday through Sunday.
This isn't the first time these lights have been visible in Denver, and it won't be the last. In October 2023, the line of lights was spotted for over three days. The lights were seen around Denver this weekend, and they're still in the area this week.
Find Starlink expects the technology to be in the area until at least Nov. 22, but it said that the lights may not be visible for as long.
The lights will eventually pass out of sight, but they will come back. The company plans to grow its constellation to more than 40,000 satellites, covering the planet with cheap, high-speed Internet connectivity.
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