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I think we’re already past that point. I can hardly see stars now given the amount of light pollution my city puts off. Little dots zipping around won’t change
by pjot 4y ago
I think we’re already past that point. I can hardly see stars now given the amount of light pollution my city puts off. Little dots zipping around won’t change much.
- philwelch 4y agoI think we're in an in-between stage--at some point, it'll be within reach for people who want an uninterrupted view of the night sky to catch a ride into orbit and just look out the window up there.
- JohnFen 4y ago> it'll be within reach for people who want an uninterrupted view of the night sky to catch a ride into orbit The thought that would be necessary just to see the night sky depresses me beyond belief.
- philwelch 4y agoYou'll still be able to see the night sky (if you're far enough outside a city)--there will just be a lot more lights in it :)
- capableweb 4y agoThe difference is that at least light pollution from the ground/cities you can at least get away from by going to remote places. The satellites you can't really do anything about, they'll appear no matter where you go, even in the middle of nowhere.
- unixgoddess 4y agothis. same problem with noise pollution, but worse as you can't close your ears
- Beldin 4y agoPerhaps, if you were to move (as in: relocate), you might find that we're not completely past this point yet.
- pjot 4y agoAt least in the US, over 80% of the population lives in an urban area - practically speaking, we’ve passed the mark.
- serf 4y agothat's kind of a self-centered rationalization. "We in the city can no longer see the night sky, so it's now an unimportant issue." SpaceX sky-litter is the first time that i've had my night-sky obstructed far-far off-coast on the ocean; that feels significant somehow.