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A comment on SATCON1 Report on Impact of Satellite Constellations on Astronomy. Parent comment

Re:SATCON1 Report on Impact of Satellite Constellations on A... by Avamander on Wednesday August 26, 2020 @07:16PM (#24288383)
"The original source of wonder" has already been ruined by the light pollution of any nearby city to be fair.

I see bigger benefit in being able to ship new space telescopes and more ubiquitous internet access.

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Re:SATCON1 Report on Impact of Satellite Constellations on A... by serf on Wednesday August 26, 2020 @08:25PM (#24288883)
>I see bigger benefit in being able to ship new space telescopes and more ubiquitous internet access.

but parent post brings up a good point -- it's not your sky, it's not my sky, it's our sky.

Opinion without supporting arguments and consensus is inherently unfair when we're talking about an un-ownable concept being changed for all people.

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Re:SATCON1 Report on Impact of Satellite Constellations on A... by Avamander on Friday August 28, 2020 @10:30AM (#24305295)
> Opinion without supporting arguments and consensus is inherently unfair when we're talking about an un-ownable concept being changed for all people.

I'd say it goes both ways. What makes it "ours" in the first place, I don't think it gets an ownership at all.

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