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There is no license plate reading from space. It is physically impossible to achieve such resolutions from LEO with atmosphere in the way. It gets worse with of
by kevin_thibedeau 4y ago
There is no license plate reading from space. It is physically impossible to achieve such resolutions from LEO with atmosphere in the way. It gets worse with off axis viewing through a longer column of air.
- HPsquared 4y agoAren't adaptive optics a thing for telescopes? The giant laser beam might be a bit conspicuous though I suppose (if it even works looking downwards)
- gorkish 4y agoadaptive optics cant change the diffraction limit. The only way to overcome that is with a bigger lens or synthetic aperture post-processing. SAR at optical wavelengths from orbital distances and velocities? Yeah, good luck
- try_the_bass 4y agoGiven the quality of unclassified photos released to the public at times [1], it's not unreasonable to assume the classified stuff is an order of magnitude better (or more). Note the angle of some of the photos! [1] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42510783 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42510783