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Have you ever actually had the night sky spoiled by a Starlink?

• crest 2y ago
  I'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 ago
  Yes.
• Ringz 2y ago
  https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40704761 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40704761
• BenjiWiebe 2y ago
  For backyard astronomy, light pollution is far worse than starlink satellites - and I live in a rural area!