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I really wonder if this is a real issue or not or is some edge cases being hyped up and being projected as a grave crisis? For example while in earth shadow th
by publicola1990 5y ago
I really wonder if this is a real issue or not or is some edge cases being hyped up and being projected as a grave crisis?
For example while in earth shadow these satellites would be dark and not visible. Only in cases where observer on dark side earth surface while satellite is at elevation still able catch the sun, would these satellite be visible?
Somewhere I read that there are two kinds of arguments or dialogue that can be made: scientific (or rational) and poetic. One must be very careful of those who insidiously offer a poetic argument in the guise of a scientific argument. I fear that's what might be happening with the arguments on this subject.
- rtkwe 5y agoThis is what a telescope sees when Starlink crosses it's view during an observation. They have a picture of what they look like in the article too btw... https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/spacexs-dark-satellites-are-still-too-bright-for-astronomers/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/spacexs-dark-sate...
- publicola1990 5y agoI don't deny that under certain conditions it can appear in images. But these conditions need to be weighed in while discussing the merits on this issue. And the article is silent on this.
- rtkwe 5y agoFrom this image it looks like they'll be visible pretty high in the sky so it'll be an issue over a significant portion of the sky. If you've ever looked at the ISS that orbits below the Starlink constellation so it's more in the Earth's shadow than the Starlink constellation will be and it's visible all over the night sky.