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Jan 14, 2021 · Starlink satellites are photobombing telescope observations. In the new analysis, engineer Tony Mallama calculated that the visored Starlink satellites have a magnitude, or brightness, of 5.92. This means that under certain conditions, you could still see them with the naked eye.
Jan 5, 2023 · The five solar system planets that have been visible with the naked eye throughout the first month of 2023 are Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, and finally, the most difficult to spot, the tiny ...
Jan 23, 2023 · Seitzer said the satellites, at about eighth magnitude, are too dim to be seen by the naked eye, but pose in some cases greater concerns to professional astronomers than Starlink satellites ...
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SpaceX has continued launching new batches of uncoated, highly reflective Starlink satellites every few weeks, and its competitor OneWeb is also ramping up its own satellite deployments. Despite the protests from astronomers, who have begun publishing open letters and circulating petitions, the space companies have strong incentives to keep rapidly...
The tension between the rush to send thousands of satellites to orbit and the outcry over their unintended consequences has some suggesting the problem needs to be solved in the courts right away. A trio of Italian astronomers, led by Stefano Gallozzi from the Astronomical Observatory of Rome, recently wrote an academic paper suggesting the US gove...
There are other rumblings in the legal community about Starlink and its impact on how we receive starlight on Earth. Ramon Ryan, a law student and incoming editor in chief of the Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Tech Law, has researched the novel issue and thinks the FCC may have violated a federal environmental law in giving SpaceX the go-a...
Nov 21, 2023 · SpaceX’s Starlink megaconstellation currently dominates orbit, and comprises the majority of the satellites that are visible to the naked eye from sites unencumbered by urban light pollution.
Aug 2, 2022 · SpaceX’s new Starlink upgrades could make the satellites “invisible to the naked eye.” The move comes after astronomical organizations organized over the impact of mega-constellations.
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Nov 30, 2021 · On the summer solstice, from these latitudes, there will be close to 200 satellites visible to the naked eye all night long. Megaconstellations of satellites will be a visible distraction at night ...
