It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a Starlink satellite above the Twin Cities

CBS News reports

Minnesotans spotted a strange sight in the sky this week — a string of multiple lights

“We had no idea what it was,” said Heidi Benson from Champlin.

Chloe Fischer saw it in Brooklyn Park and says she did a double take.

“It was kind of scary, because I feel like that’s one of those things we should either hear about or get a heads up about just so people don’t have that panic moment,” Fischer said.

The lights were low earth orbit satellites from the company SpaceX.

They’re part of the Starlink network that provides satellite internet service.

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Librarian who follows rural broadband in MN and good uses of new technology (blandinonbroadband.org), hosts a radio show on MN music (mostlyminnesota.com), supports people experiencing homelessness in Minnesota (elimstrongtowershelters.org) and helps with social justice issues through Women’s March MN.

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