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> > Impact on earth based telescopes has not been discussed > What? You're literally discussing it. It is pretty easy to find articles from astronomers getting
by kanox 6y ago
> > Impact on earth based telescopes has not been discussed
> What? You're literally discussing it. It is pretty easy to find articles from astronomers getting upset. I can tell you that everyone in my community (which includes astronomers and astrophysicists) is aware of this issue. The fact is that most people just don't care.
SpaceX plans modifications to reduce the impact on optical astronomy: https://www.spacex.com/updates/starlink-update-04-28-2020/ https://www.spacex.com/updates/starlink-update-04-28-2020/