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Re:Astronomers Despair as Starlink Train Ruins Observation o... by Uhuhreally on Tuesday November 19, 2019 @02:04PM (#21576867)
the view of the night sky is about to be destroyed by companies
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Re:Astronomers Despair as Starlink Train Ruins Observation o... by shadowgovt on Tuesday November 19, 2019 @04:14PM (#21578374)
Not really. The satellites will be too small to see unaided in general, and their proximity to Earth means that outside of twilight hours, they're generally invisible.

(Also, "destroyed" is a matter of perspective. I think it'd look kind of cool if every twilight you could look up and see a web of satellites drifting quietly overhead ;) ).

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Re:Astronomers Despair as Starlink Train Ruins Observation o... by Uhuhreally on Thursday November 21, 2019 @05:04AM (#21592748)
no that would not be cool. Not at all
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Re:Astronomers Despair as Starlink Train Ruins Observation o... by shadowgovt on Thursday November 21, 2019 @11:31AM (#21595890)
Difference of opinion.
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