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Not to minimize the impact that large constellations *could* have on ground-based astronomy, but without more context, this isn't really "proof" of anything. A
by visviva 5y ago
Not to minimize the impact that large constellations *could* have on ground-based astronomy, but without more context, this isn't really "proof" of anything.
A follow-up tweet[0] says "If you take the 2-hr video and stack the images, the astronomical wonders appear to get lost behind the web of satellite trails. 60s exposures, 4.4degX4.4deg", but was there some astronomical objective behind stacking 2 hours worth of frames, or was this just done to create a pretty/scary picture?
[0] https://twitter.com/RAOastronomy/status/1395968612385529858 https://twitter.com/RAOastronomy/status/1395968612385529858
- mlindner 5y agoThe tweet is even misleading. If you stack frames normally that transient data is removed, the "star trails" disappear. It's only in this other type of stacking are non-transient things not removed and instead amplified.