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StarLink satellites move in known and predictable ways. How does this hinder spotting things that aren't currently known about? There's even other objects in t
by BenjiWiebe 5y ago
StarLink satellites move in known and predictable ways. How does this hinder spotting things that aren't currently known about?
There's even other objects in the sky/space that aren't man-made that also move, and most of them we know about as well.
- zelon88 5y agoSee my reply above with 4 articles describing the problem. 3 of them from the past 3 months.
- upsidesinclude 5y agoYou bring up the recency of these articles to bolster your argument, but it is detrimental to your point. Particularly from these sources. Alarmist regurgitation is the standard, popsci-brand churn. If there's a click bait title that is going to drive views they'll print. You might be right. I doubt that. These don't strengthen your position
- mhh__ 5y agoIOP is clickbait popsci? The first link is also mostly quotations from scientists. Did you read the sources linked to?
- Rebelgecko 5y agoBy definition, things we don't know about aren't moving in known and predictable ways, so if you throw out data from X parts of the sky during time period Y you are potentially losing the observations that would help identify a new object
- bagels 5y agoThis is a problem solved by taking a few more images. The asteroids aren't moving in synchrony with starlinks.