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Re:SpaceX wants to launch 100k more Starlink satellites – fo... by BurningFrog on Friday July 10, 2026 @10:13PM (#48867924)
The topic is seeing the night sky.
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Re:SpaceX wants to launch 100k more Starlink satellites – fo... by engineer_22 on Friday July 10, 2026 @10:26PM (#48868020)
Parent might be talking about amateur radio astronomy which I agree might be straying from the main argument
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Re:SpaceX wants to launch 100k more Starlink satellites – fo... by defrost on Friday July 10, 2026 @11:06PM (#48868312)
Professional radio astronomy - SKA et al.

eg: Scientists analyze 76 million radio telescope images, find Starlink satellite interference 'where no signals are supposed to be present' (2025)

~ https://www.space.com/astronomy/scientists-analyze-76-millio...

and the topic is Starlink (and other sat constellations) and their impact on the sky (visible and non visible).

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Re:SpaceX wants to launch 100k more Starlink satellites – fo... by BurningFrog on Saturday July 11, 2026 @12:11AM (#48868655)
The message I responded to was about visible light:

"Will this be the last generation to remember the night sky?"

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