New satellites are messing up our night sky
To me, dark skies are one of the main benefits of boondocking in remote territory -- it's a lot of work to get there, but the stars are astonishing. So this article is depressing -- apparently, Elo...
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Jon, I just looked at the full size version of the shot and noticed something odd. The streaks are brighter on the left side of each streak, as if the sats had moved at a steady rate during most of the exposure and had then "paused" during the last few seconds. Not possible, I know, but I am at a loss to explain the phenomenon.
I have seen meteors that cause a similar terminal flare, but those are true flares -- the meteor gets suddenly brighter at the end of its path through the atmosphere. That is not what is going on in that shot, I am sure.
A mystery!
(And that looks to be an exposure of about ten seconds, judging by the plane. With an ISO of about 6400? No electronic noise that I can see, despite the ISO -- well done!)
I have seen meteors that cause a similar terminal flare, but those are true flares -- the meteor gets suddenly brighter at the end of its path through the atmosphere. That is not what is going on in that shot, I am sure.
A mystery!
(And that looks to be an exposure of about ten seconds, judging by the plane. With an ISO of about 6400? No electronic noise that I can see, despite the ISO -- well done!)
