"The red sun rising over the radar station on Alnwick Moor picks out the tall shape of a hare at our end of the meadow. It lopes forward a little way forever appearing, as hares always do, to be on the brink of a forward roll and then pauses, sits up and shakes the dew from its front paws."
"Northumberland night skies are wide and clear (we're on the edge of the Northumberland International Dark Sky Park). It's a while since I've seen so many stars."
"There are currently about 15,000 satellites in orbit around our planet. The skies at night no longer dance a long, slow waltz."
"Through binoculars, Jupiter looks as though it's being buzzed by drones. And then there's Starlink, Elon Musk's satellite convoy, trucking south across the heavens like a freight train."
The red sun rises over Alnwick Moor, highlighting a hare and a pheasant, both part of England's game. Hares are wild, while pheasants and partridges are likely released by gamekeepers. The crisp wind signals winter's approach, with fieldfares migrating back to their breeding grounds. Northumberland's night skies are clear, revealing numerous stars, but also about 15,000 satellites, including Elon Musk's Starlink, altering the traditional view of the heavens.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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