ATLANTA — Just before 10 p.m. Tuesday, the phones started ringing in the Channel 2 Action News newsroom with people saying they saw a string of lights moving across the sky and then suddenly disappeared.
Severe Weather Team 2 Chief Meteorologist Brad Nitz says the lights were actually Starlink satellites.
The satellites were visible for about four minutes and were moving from west to east.
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Viewers from Rockmart, Kennesaw, and Norcross all called to say they saw the lights.
What viewers saw was a Starlink Satellite Train. Each time SpaceX launches, it also sends a number of Starlink satellites into space.
“Starlink satellites appear as a ‘train’ of lights for several days after launch. During this time, they’re easily visible to the naked eye,” Star Walk said.
Here are some of the pictures viewers sent in: