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Red Mountain

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16. This post brought to you via Starlink

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Sun May 9, 2021, 09:12 AM

May 2021

Good article here:

https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/starlink-satellites-fainter-but-still-visible/

Another factor that limits the adverse impact of Starlink satellites is that, because of their low orbit, they are not all reflecting sunlight during the darkest part of the night. Furthermore, Earth shadowing makes satellites less visible in the eastern sky early at night and less visible in the west before dawn. So, theoretically anyway, observations can be scheduled by time and by sky region in order to avoid satellites.

Starlink satellites will continue to be a distraction to observers for now, but the significantly dimmer VisorSats represent a marked improvement. It remains to be seen if and how other satellite companies will take note and follow suit.

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String of satellites baffles residents, bugs astronomers [View all] dalton99a May 2021 OP

I saw this a few months ago in the night sky from my South Florida backyard. Earth-shine May 2021 #1

It won't be so cool if it gets completed misanthrope May 2021 #3

14 were beautiful. 12K equals glow worms! Earth-shine May 2021 #4

An abomination. Lars39 May 2021 #2

Bringing Internet to everyone in the world is A wonderful thing. Also.... USALiberal May 2021 #5

Space debris doesn't affect space based telescopes? NickB79 May 2021 #7

Sure, but think how it will inflate Musk's self-importance misanthrope May 2021 #9

These are is a low orbit... Happy Hoosier May 2021 #17

And you need to go through the low orbit cloud of debris to get there NickB79 May 2021 #18

The low orbit satellites... Happy Hoosier May 2021 #19

Fuck this guy and all his works. WhiskeyGrinder May 2021 #6

Orbital pollution is a dangerous gamble NickB79 May 2021 #8

Such an incredibly bad idea for the stupidest possible reason Blues Heron May 2021 #10

So your claim is that no one who wants internet can get it? Nt USALiberal May 2021 #12

I don't think we should sacrifice astronomy on the alter of "more internet" Blues Heron May 2021 #13

Space based astronomy will not be impacted and.... USALiberal May 2021 #14

so we sacrifice ground-based astronomy for instagram? Blues Heron May 2021 #15

Actually, that is absolutely untrue. MineralMan May 2021 #22

Because most people know somethings wrong when the astronomers raise the alert Blues Heron May 2021 #23

We are concerned about different things, apparently. MineralMan May 2021 #25

gaud damn capitalism onethatcares May 2021 #11

This post brought to you via Starlink Red Mountain May 2021 #16

people who haven't seen them should know they do not look like the photos above. uncle ray May 2021 #20

this is just the beginning though Blues Heron May 2021 #21

Are they small enough to burn and not hit the Earth? marie999 May 2021 #24

Yes. MineralMan May 2021 #26