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Re:SpaceX tests black satellite to reduce ‘megaconstellation... by Ajedi32 on Thursday January 16, 2020 @01:00PM (#22067076)
Would air cherenkov telescopes be significantly affected by additional satellites in orbit? It sounds like they're designed to detect high energy gamma rays striking the atmosphere, so probably not?
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Re:SpaceX tests black satellite to reduce ‘megaconstellation... by SiempreViernes on Thursday January 16, 2020 @09:36PM (#22071364)
In practice they are looking for very weak flashes of light, adding extra background light obviously reduced sensitivity.
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