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Cars were mesmerizing at one point. The novelty wears off and even if the utility is still there, the drawbacks are no longer hidden by the glitter that for som
by buran77 4y ago
Cars were mesmerizing at one point. The novelty wears off and even if the utility is still there, the drawbacks are no longer hidden by the glitter that for some reason catches some eyes.
People who care about the night sky won't be impressed by that sight more than by actual beads on a string. Certainly not for long, especially when they realize what it means for that night sky.
- mlindner 4y agoExcept those beads on a string will not be a normal or regular sight. They're a coincidence of deployment mechanism, separation method, satellite design, and orbit design. They're temporary and as the constellation fills up, will become less common.
- etiam 4y ago.. at which point they'll just be shredding visual records of the sky in their regular orbits as densely as the companies have been allowed to cram in.
- shadowgovt 4y agoIt doesn't mean anything to the night sky. The night sky definitely doesn't care one way or the other.