A line of light traveled across the night sky Aug. 22, leaving some Michigan stargazers in confusion or awe before they took to the internet to answer the age-old question — "What is that in the sky?"

A Michigan stargazer captured this image of the Starlink train Aug. 22, 2022.

The lights weren't from a UFO, but something far more mundane — the 2,500-plus SpaceX Starlink Satellite train traveling in low-Earth orbit across Michigan's night sky.

"At Muskegon State Park Channel Campground….just saw a line of probably 25 lights, if not more, moving in a line across the sky and then they just disappeared. Anyone else see it?," one Facebook user on the Michigan State Park Camping Group asked.

"Anyone up at Burt Lake this past weekend, see a crazy line of white lights in the sky on Friday night," another user asked. "99.9% sure it was Starlink but it looked different than what I have usually seen from Starlink launches. Just curious."

Google Trends also tracked a spike in searches related to the satellites.

Michigan was one of the top states searching for "line in sky."

The satellites are part of Elon Musk's ultimate plan of having a network of 45,000 satellites providing high-speed internet throughout the world. First, in 2019, SpaceX sent 60 satellites up in the air. Within days stargazers, astronomers and SpaceX were shocked to see how bright the satellites were.

Dubbed "megaconstellations," some believe the satellites will interfere with Earth-based astronomy.

"Some phenomena will surely go undiscovered as a result of significant interference,” reads an August 25 report from the American Astronomical Society and NOIRLab.

The satellites do not have any lights. What we are actually seeing is the sun's light reflecting off the satellites. According to a Discover Magazine article, the satellites are so bright because they are close to us.

Elon Musk, the Chief Engineer of SpaceX, speaking about the Starlink project at MWC hybrid Keynote during the second day of Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona, on June 29, 2021 in Barcelona, Spain.

A straight line of "lights" seems like they would be connected, but that isn't the case. What actually happens is the satellites are launched in groups called constellations, and they travel in a line while they are making their way to orbit height, Dr. Richard Fienberg, press officer for the American Astronomical Society told the AP.

"The way you can tell they are Starlink satellites is they are like a string of pearls, these lights traveling in the same basic orbit, one right after the other," Fienberg said.

Fienberg said the strings will get smaller as time goes on and the satellites spread apart.

A single line of light beams belonging to Elon Musk's Starlink satellites launched by SpaceX is seen in the sky in Istanbul, Turkiye on July 24, 2022.

Look up? Actually, depending on the day you would be looking up a long time. Despite the number of Starlink satellites, the Earth is a pretty big place. Fortunately, there is a website available to look up your location and see when the satellites will pass overhead. For more information visit Find Starlink.

Scott Nunn is the audience development editor for the Hearst Midwest Community.

Scott previously was the assistant editor at the Huron Daily Tribune.

Prior to becoming a journalist, he was in graphic design, advertising sales, wholesale lumber and was even a pizza and short order cook. While he attended college for a couple stints, Scott attributes most of the skills he has acquired to his thirst for knowledge, excellent family and a history of wonderful mentors.

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