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Astronomers Troubled by New 'Cell Phone Towers in Space'
- carl_dr 4y agoThe article barely mentions radio, giving no data just could/may/potential to. In visible wavelengths though : > The International Astronomical Union coordinated observations from around the planet, which found that the satellite is almost as bright as stars such as Antares and Spica, the 15th and 16th brightest in the night sky, respectively. Another study found it to be a little less reflective, on par with the 22nd brightest star or so. By comparison, the ISS : On favorable passes, it can appear as bright as the planet Venus, at magnitude -4.5, and some 16 times brighter than Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky.