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On 21 February, #starlink satellite STARLINK-1353 burnt up in the atmosphere. This was miraculously live-streamed by a telescope at the Kitasubaru Astronomical Observatory in Japan. I ran the images through meteor analysis software, and can confirm that this video matches the trajectory of this satellite. When it went through the field of view, it was at an altitude of about 70km, going about 5km/s. I count 15 distinct pieces of satellite.
Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto #OTD in 1930, while comparing photographic plates taken the previous month.
The name Pluto was suggested by 11 year old Venetia Burney.
Here’s a gif blink comparator of Tombaugh’s original plates!
(Gif made by Tom Ruen on Twitter)