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Perhaps the Starlink team didnt use Vantablack (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vantablack https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vantablack) to hide their existence? Mayb
by Terry_Roll 4y ago
Perhaps the Starlink team didnt use Vantablack (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vantablack https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vantablack) to hide their existence? Maybe Surrey NanoSystems could help out or there again maybe scientists would end up spotting numerous black holes much like they thought they had discovered something more interesting than an impatient scientist! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peryton_(astronomy) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peryton_(astronomy)
This is still consigned to coverup/conspiracy theory but these Ionosphere Heaters
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ionospheric_heater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ionospheric_heater) have the ability to heat up the Ionosphere creating something akin to the bulge on a balloon or car tyre wall where the upper atmosphere pushes out into space.
This has two effects, it push's atmosphere into the low earth orbiting satellites path aking to driving through a sudden bank of fog, only this bulge of atmosphere can bring LEOB satellites down as they are not designed to go through atmosphere.
It also affects the Jet Stream winds in the upper atmosphere circulating the planet which in turn affects the weather of continents, its less predictable but its an alternative to the very localised and resource hungry cloud seeding.
The BBC Horizon program did a episode on "Space Weather" and in the last 5mins of the episode they focused on the EISCAT heater near Tromsø in Norway. In the episode the operator/scientist explained what it does to the upper atmosphere, which is explained above. Obviously this also has military applications because any LEOB satellite can be bought down if these IH's are on a ship somewhere in the middle of an ocean away from prying eyes!
- wumpus 4y ago> there again maybe scientists would end up spotting numerous black holes I work on radio astronomy and black holes, and no, that wouldn't happen. I mean, you probably think it's a good joke, and it may be for the general public. But it doesn't make any sense to an astronomer at any wavelength. There have been a few "stealth satellites" launched, and it's an interesting problem to detect them without spending a ton of money.
- dylan604 4y agoThe fact that they called out Vantablack didn't strike you as being tongue-firmly-planted-in-cheek? You really sound like someone is grabbing a raw nerve with you and unable to see we're on your side poking fun.
- wumpus 4y agoI said: > I mean, you probably think it's a good joke, That means I thought it was intended to be a joke. Can you suggest wording that I can use next time that is less confusing? BTW when the first "they're going to try to make the satellites darker" thing came up, a million redditers seriously mentioned Vantablack. That's not the thing that makes it an obvious joke.
- Terry_Roll 4y ago> I mean, you probably think it's a good joke, and it may be for the general public. But it doesn't make any sense to an astronomer at any wavelength. There wouldnt be any wavelengths with a black hole, not even a lead balloon.