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Please don't editorialize the title. The title is > Starlink Generation 2 Mini Satellites: Photometric Characterization I'm a professional astronomer and I do
by jwuphysics 3y ago
Please don't editorialize the title. The title is
> Starlink Generation 2 Mini Satellites: Photometric Characterization
I'm a professional astronomer and I don't know what the "brightness reduction target recommended by astronomers" is. I do know that a 7th magnitude source will likely saturate most large research telescopes, rendering a good chunk of that data useless.
- varelse 3y ago[dead]
- bilsbie 3y agoI don’t normally change it but in this case it seemed too esoteric. People wouldn’t know why they should be interested.
- Waterluvian 3y agoCould you link to where this claim is made? I don’t see it in the article.
- bilsbie 3y agohttps://pay.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/14bhto5/observation_shows_starlink_v2_mini_in_brightness/ https://pay.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/14bhto5/observation...
- deely3 3y agoBut title is incorrect?
- sieabahlpark 3y ago[dead]
- TigeriusKirk 3y agoHere's a link to the IAU website about an agreement between the NSF and SpaceX to set a target of below 7.0 magnitude for Starlink. https://cps.iau.org/news/nsf-and-spacex-sign-agreement-to-mitigate-impact-of-starlink-satellites-on-ground-based-astronomy/ https://cps.iau.org/news/nsf-and-spacex-sign-agreement-to-mi...