I just found this article that talks about the impact of the satellite constellations, Elon Musk and others are putting in Earth orbit, on Earth based astronomy.
https://www.iau.org/news/pressreleases/detail/iau2001/
At least folks are talking about the impact to those of us that are stuck on the ground.
Too bad it was not better addressed far in advance.
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Re: Understanding the Impact of Satellite Constellations on Astronomy
At one point in that article, they mention “mega-satellites”. But it’s hard to tell if they meant to refer to “mega-constellations of satellites” or the moronic proposals for things like space billboards and satellite constellations that spell out ad slogans.
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Re: Understanding the Impact of Satellite Constellations on Astronomy
An update on work to mitigate the reflectivity of Starlink sats:
https://www.universetoday.com/145949/sp ... rom-earth/
https://www.universetoday.com/145949/sp ... rom-earth/
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