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Masimatutu@mander.xyz to Astronomy@mander.xyz · 2 years ago

Satellites Make up to 80,000 Flashing Glints Per Hour. It's a Big Problem for Astronomers - Universe Today

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Masimatutu@mander.xyz to Astronomy@mander.xyz · 2 years ago
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Telescopes searching for brief flashes like supernovae and asteroids have to contend with a rising number of glints from satellites. These glints can last for a fraction of a second, but they're bright enough to be recorded as a starlike object in the field of view of a survey like the Vera Rubin Observatory. In a new study, astronomers identified tens of thousands of these glints captured by a survey telescope, and there could be 80,000/hour happening across the sky.
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      The satellite constellations are in LEO. Kessler syndrome is literally not possible at that altitude.

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          but have you considered that this under-regulated shlock allows for command and control in warzones across the world shitty internet service in “remote areas”

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