Apparently even though the online poster session for the ALAN light pollution conference isn't for 2 weeks, I have to get my poster uploaded by tomorrow.
Which means I get to spend ALL DAY frantically putting together a poster on satellite pollution and stewing about how much I HATE Starlink. I am going to need to smash something very badly when I'm done with this poster...
@sundogplanets pout ... I'm summoning up a huge solar flare or mass magnetic field disruptor to rid all those satellites ... hugz
Hugz & xXx
This is actually less funny than you may be aware of, @melissabeartrix.
The starlink satellites are of military importance: The low ping times achievable make worldwide USA drone attacks possible, remotely controllable from USA home turf.
China knows this.
In a conflict, one way for China to remove this military ability from the USA is, to ignite a hydrogen bomb up there in space.
This is bad for a bunch of reasons. One is: This would create a massive space debris cloud.
@sundogplanets
Wouldn't that, if china does that it will also affect them ? ... It wouldn't make sense for one nation to blow the satellites
And with the cloud of debris, well if there is a solar flare or magnetic disruption I think the cloud of debris would be the least of the problems ... It may even be a help to the plant if said cloud was dense enough ... Just saying
Hugz & xXx
Prof. Sam Lawler
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