No more than 100 000 faint satellites should orbit Earth

Re:No more than 100 000 faint satellites should orbit Earth by zoilism on Saturday July 04, 2026 @02:17PM (#48787517)

For the first time in human history, the generations living now have been systematically robbed of their ancestral right to witness the night sky and its jaw-droppingly awe-inspiring magnificence.

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Re:No more than 100 000 faint satellites should orbit Earth by qntmfred on Saturday July 04, 2026 @03:40PM (#48788282)

you can still go outside at night and look up. get a grip.

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Re:No more than 100 000 faint satellites should orbit Earth by sajithdilshan on Sunday July 05, 2026 @09:38AM (#48794250)

Cry me a river

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Re:No more than 100 000 faint satellites should orbit Earth by BenjiWiebe on Sunday July 05, 2026 @10:07AM (#48794419)

Did you know that if you stay up a bit later* than twilight, the satellites disappear?

*The later you stay up the more disappear, until the middle of the night. But they're most obvious shortly after dark.

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