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
Show threadIgor Sovcik
@planet4589 isn’t it possible to at least require that each satellite in constellation should have space facing optical sensor(camera) for scientific purposes? Whole constellation can than work as optical array for space exploration.
Feb 4, 2023 at 4:03pmWeb
Show threadplanet4589 (Jonathan McDowell)Feb 5, 2023
@igisho That won't be all that useful compared to ground based telescopes. Optical interferometry is hard to do and not the same as having one big telescope