Around 5:15 a.m., bright objects were seen flying through the sky on the north-facing webcam on the University of Arizona's Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences website.ย 

A string of lights seen above Tucson on Sept. 7 was caught on camera by the weather station at the Physics and Atmospheric Sciences Building on the University of Arizona campus. Courtesy University of Arizona Atmospheric Sciences.

The lights were reportedly seen in other states, including Louisiana,ย and are said to have been Elon Musk'sย SpaceX Starlink satellites.

According to the online Starlink tracker, the satellites were visible in Arizona early Wednesday morning and can likely be seen again Thursday, Sept. 8 after 7 p.m.


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