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It is so polluted you need professional camera gear and processing of hundreds of photos together in order to show it. Get real. Internet access for poor, remot
by macinjosh 1y ago
It is so polluted you need professional camera gear and processing of hundreds of photos together in order to show it. Get real. Internet access for poor, remote rural areas across the global is more important than convenient timelapse photography.
- threeseed 1y agoa) You can take these photos with a smart phone. b) In Australia we are rolling out fibre to rural areas and are testing 10Gb plans. Starlink will never come close to those speeds.
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- bigfatkitten 1y agoAnd you can see them with the naked eye. You don't even need to go anywhere terribly remote; there's sufficient darkness a 20 minute drive south of Canberra (population ~470,000, for those not familiar.)
- throwaway2037 1y agoI thought that the Australia National Broadband Network mostly services rural areas with microwave dishes (shortwave radio)? Are they changing their strategy? The original point of microwaves was to reduce cost of laying (fibre) cable. I tried to Google for any recent news about this roll-out that you speak of. Do you have a link that you can share?
- ezconnect 1y agoThe poor can't afford it. Military use is the only way Starlink will stay afloat.
- testing22321 1y agoYou are so far from the mark out is staggering. Starlink is priced differently in different countries, and is wildly popular in developing and undeveloped countries.
- saddat 1y agoStarling et al are about profit, ignoring their impact to humanity
- Panzer04 1y agoAnd they profit because people need the valuable service they provide. I doubt astronomy is as important as providing good internet access to millions of people in low-service areas around the globe.
- blitzar 1y agoPoor, remote rural people need influencers to tell them which lambo to buy too.