How satellite ‘megaconstellations’ will photobomb astronomy images

Re:How satellite ‘megaconstellations’ will photobomb astrono... by HumblyTossed on Thursday August 27, 2020 @03:10PM (#24297424)

> Yes, it is possible for data workflows to post-process these streaks away, but not all configurations allow this, and whereas previous intrusions were somewhat rare and could be ignored that simply won't be the case due to three companies from one country.

Not to mention there will be far fewer non-processed photos. Most people won't care, but it just seems like nothing we see anymore is real.

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Re:How satellite ‘megaconstellations’ will photobomb astrono... by shajznnckfke on Thursday August 27, 2020 @03:46PM (#24297813)

In between the thing and your perception of it, there are so many layers of bending, stretching, reflection, quantization, imputation, and filtering, occurring through different physical, digital, and biological processes. Why does this one make the image not real?

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Re:How satellite ‘megaconstellations’ will photobomb astrono... by gorgoiler on Friday August 28, 2020 @02:08AM (#24301829)

Processes that are agnostic of the image and its artifacts feel different — “acceptable” — compared to ones that are specific to the image content itself.

I am now imagining a science fiction story where visitors to Earth initiate communication with us using faint arcs of light across the night sky. No one notices and the telescopes and cameras filter them all out. The visitors go home, sulking.

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