Re:Amazon satellites add to astronomers' worries about night...
by scroogeydop on Friday August 14, 2020 @02:32AM
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It’s really sad that something as universal and beautiful as the night sky is now something to be pissed on. Pretty much a perfect example to demonstrate that “tech people” are amoral assholes. I hope the satellites all burn up.
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Re:Amazon satellites add to astronomers' worries about night...
by valuearb on Friday August 14, 2020 @10:59AM
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Starlink isn’t visible in the night sky. It’s satellites are in such low orbits they spend Tye night in the earths shadow, where they are invisible. They are only visible on the horizon at dawn/dusk, where there is actual sunlight to reflect.
Lastly the latest version of Starlink satellites has a shade visor that reduces reflection enough to make them invisible even at dawn/dusk.
Re:Amazon satellites add to astronomers' worries about night...
by scroogeydop on Friday August 14, 2020 @04:52PM
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I have seen them with my own eyes. And they are currently at what, 1% of expected deployment? And when amazon and who-knows-who-else puts up their constellation?