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profdant139
Explorer II
May 30, 2019

"Satellight Pollution" of the Night Sky by SpaceX

Those of us who boondock in search of dark skies will be dismayed to hear that the new satellite internet system will scatter a lot more junk across the field of view. (I am claiming the coinage of th...
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profdant139
Explorer II
Jun 08, 2019
avoid, you'd be amazed at how many of my time exposures of the night sky have been ruined by satellight pollution. (I want credit for that phrase if it catches on!!) So as the sats increase in number, there will be more ruined photos. The sats show up like a long line in a 30 second exposure.

No big deal for me -- I am just an amateur. It might be a problem for the pros, though.

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