Re:See a Satellite Tonight
by ISL on Tuesday March 30, 2021 @08:23PM
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I disagree that this is hyperbolic -- to be in the wilderness is to be alone and away from humanity. A starlink train is a stark expression that one can never really be alone anymore.
When I was a kid, it was a fun/rare occurrence to see the occasional satellite -- they were more common than the night's meteors, but not by more than a factor of ten or so. Today, there are oodles.
Re:See a Satellite Tonight
by walrus01 on Tuesday March 30, 2021 @08:38PM
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in my mind, a starlink train is a "oh, neat, look at that", same as seeing a collection of meteors, it's not like a diesel-electric locomotive suddenly appears in your wilderness...
When I was a kid, it was a fun/rare occurrence to see the occasional satellite -- they were more common than the night's meteors, but not by more than a factor of ten or so. Today, there are oodles.