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Re:How bad are satellite megaconstellations for astronomy? by DiogenesKynikos on Friday May 10, 2024 @04:47AM (#40316705)
> So one solution is to schedule astronomy for the middle of the night, when none of these low earth satellites will lit by the sun at all.

Let me translate that a bit: "So one solution is to just eliminate 20% of all available observing time."

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Re:How bad are satellite megaconstellations for astronomy? by malfist on Friday May 10, 2024 @07:38AM (#40317725)
Not really. Astronomical dusk and dawn are different than civil dusk or dawn, you'd normally skip an hour or so after sunset and before sunrise anyway.
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