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Re:SpaceX tests black satellite to reduce ‘megaconstellation... by nwallin on Thursday January 16, 2020 @05:22PM (#22069657)
Arecibo and VLA aren't affected by starlink at all. Those are radio telescopes. They don't even need to wait until nighttime to observe. It's only an optical/ir problem.
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Re:SpaceX tests black satellite to reduce ‘megaconstellation... by manicdee on Thursday January 16, 2020 @05:55PM (#22069964)
Starlink uses radio to communicate with the ground. A common complaint from radio astronomers is new radio satellite operators promising to not interfere with radio astronomy and then making no effort to follow through in that promise.
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