planet4589 (Jonathan McDowell)Jan 30, 2023
Another major article on the threat to astronomy from satellite constellations: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/satellite-constellations-are-an-existential-threat-for-astronomy/
I'll be giving a colloquium on this topic on Tuesda at the Center for Astrophysics.
Satellite Constellations Are an Existential Threat for Astronomy

Growing swarms of spacecraft in orbit are outshining the stars, and scientists fear no one will do anything to stop it

Scientific American
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just for completeness, besides #astronomy there is also a cultural/ neocolonialist side to this problem of #starlink and other satellites lighting the night sky:

https://stop.zona-m.net/2019/07/who-owns-the-night-sky/

Who owns the night sky? | Stop at Zona-M

Feb 4, 2023 at 3:27pmWeb