Heartbreaking

This is what astronomers like @sundogplanets now have to contend with and it is only going to get worse...

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Comet R3 PanSTARRS Behind Satellite Trails
Image Credit & Copyright: Uli Fehr

Explanation: Can you find the comet? Somewhere through this web of satellite trails is Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS), a bright visitor passing through the inner Solar System. Now, the orbiting satellites themselves only appear as streaks...

https://reentry.codl.fr/@apod/statuses/01KQ6K0BST72RQDF70WRPQERFN

@mastodonmigration @sundogplanets Why do the satellites blink?
@Qybat @mastodonmigration That's probably the reset time between several second-long exposures that were added together.