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> "Starlink was already catching a lot of bad press for 'night glare' I live in one of the least-light-polluted places in the lower 48 US states, and the night
by crotchfire 3y ago
> "Starlink was already catching a lot of bad press for 'night glare'
I live in one of the least-light-polluted places in the lower 48 US states, and the night glare issue has improved massively.
About 12-18 months ago you could see bright dots cruising along the horizon for an hour or two after sunset and before dawn, every day. I can't remember seeing any of those in the last six months. Whatever they did, it totally worked.
- ChuckMcM 3y agoThey did a lot of work to avoid it, there mirror film[1] apparently works well. [1] https://www.extremetech.com/aerospace/spacex-debuts-mirror-film-to-hide-starlink-from-astronomers https://www.extremetech.com/aerospace/spacex-debuts-mirror-f...