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From the headline, I had hoped that they were smaller Starlink satellites that no longer spoil the night sky so much. I haven't heard from this topic for a lon
by Ringz 2y ago
From the headline, I had hoped that they were smaller Starlink satellites that no longer spoil the night sky so much.
I haven't heard from this topic for a long time. Except that there is a darker coating for the newer satellites. Does anyone know how long the individual satellites are in operation before they are sent back to the Earth's atmosphere to have hot fun there?
- hoseja 2y agoHave you ever actually had the night sky spoiled by a Starlink?
- crest 2y agoI've seen a chain of satellites flare with the naked eye once, but as I'm not much into astronomy it was just a curiosity I looked up after the fact. I suspect astronomers don't care for Starlink "photo bombing" their observations.
- Ringz 2y ago> I suspect astronomers don't care for Starlink "photo bombing" their observations. Quite the opposite: - A call for scientists to halt the spoiling of the night sky with artificial light and satellites(https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-022-01864-z https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-022-01864-z) - Let there be (natural) light(https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-023-01935-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-023-01935-9) - Bright satellites are disrupting astronomy research worldwide(https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03610-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03610-5) - Satellite swarms are threatening the night sky—and creating a new zone of environmental conflict(https://www.science.org/content/article/satellite-swarms-are-threatening-night-sky-creating-new-zone-environmental-conflict https://www.science.org/content/article/satellite-swarms-are...) - ‘Unsustainable’ how satellite swarms pose a rising threat to astronomy(https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01420-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01420-9)
- Ringz 2y agoYes.
- Ringz 2y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40704761 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40704761
- BenjiWiebe 2y agoFor backyard astronomy, light pollution is far worse than starlink satellites - and I live in a rural area!
- sebzim4500 2y ago5 years is the stated lifetime, but some old ones were deorbited early since they became redundant.
- Ringz 2y agoTo clarify: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40704761 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40704761