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I’m shocked, an European agency wants to regulate how many satellites should orbit earth at a given time? Is regulation the only solution EU has for everything?
by sajithdilshan 4mo ago
I’m shocked, an European agency wants to regulate how many satellites should orbit earth at a given time? Is regulation the only solution EU has for everything? Have they forgotten how to think a bit more creatively? Like developing algorithms to remove clutter added by satellites in observation data or even to deploy more space telescopes. Is that too much to ask?
- notrealyme123 4mo ago> A new European Southern Observatory (ESO) study has found that current proposals to launch over 1.7 million satellites into orbit, including extremely bright ones, would have “devastating consequences for astronomy.” I have a hard time fitting your response to the posted article.
- sajithdilshan 4mo ago> A new European Southern Observatory (ESO) study has found that current proposals to launch over 1.7 million satellites into orbit, including extremely bright ones, would have “devastating consequences for astronomy.” According to the study, no more than 100 000 faint satellites, below naked eye visibility, should orbit Earth, to safeguard our ability to observe the night sky with modern telescopes Maybe you should have read the next sentence as well.
- notrealyme123 4mo agoESO is not an EU agency. They don't write anything about regularisation. I stand with my original comment.
- sajithdilshan 4mo agoYeah you’re right, all the member countries are in African continent (https://www.eso.org/public/about-eso/memberstates/ https://www.eso.org/public/about-eso/memberstates/)
- notrealyme123 4mo agoAnd government agency is a part of the government. The ESO is not part of the government. If they say: "We shouldn't mess up the sky", it's the same as if CERN says: "We shouldn't eat anti matter." It's foremost a warning.