People across the south of England capture photographs of the night skies being illuminated.
Photographer Tom Packham captured the trail over Freshwater Bay on the Isle of Wight and described it as "spectacular"The group of dots moving through the sky are SpaceX's Starlink satellitesThey can be spotted in the sky without binoculars or a telescopeA trail of bright lights have been spotted in the night skies in the south of England.
The lights are not Father Christmas making a trial flight in his sleigh or a new constellation - but Starlink satellites launched by Elon Musk's SpaceX.Apps and websites can be used to check when and where to spot the display.The light trail was spotted by Tracey Toms in Pennington, Hampshire, who said her grandson was "sure it's Santa!"
At sunrise and sunset, the satellites are visible to the naked eye because the sun glints off their wings. The satellites appear as small, fast-moving bright lights and can be spotted in the sky without binoculars or a telescope.
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