> Satellite swarms set to photobomb more than 95% of some telescopes’ images
> Planned megaconstellations would contaminate the view of the cosmos of four orbiting telescopes.
The article on nature includes some useful infographics with the size of constellations and their altitude.
sojuz151 on
Just go to L2, launches got really cheap recently or a higher orbit. You need to plan your experiments with Starlink in mind. It is not impossible.
TheoremaEgregium on
With the exception of JWST I assume because it’s located far away from Earth for that same reason.
wizardwusa on
Global cheap internet is really great for the world and is driving launch competition resulting in lower launch prices. We can push observatory satellites into higher or unique orbits that would be unaffected by terrestrial-focused satellites.
Wisniaksiadz on
turns out when people look into the skies
they do not look at screens and do not watch ads
we can’t have that
HeadOfMax on
We all knew it would happen eventually but it’s still frustrating.
Who wins when the fight is between science and capitalism?
cellularcone on
Why are there so many articles concern trolling about private space travel and satellites? It feels really dishonest.
davesr25 on
Imagine if so many Satellites are fired up into space that we become trapped here.
The irony.
InconspicuousMagpie on
The race for a science victory is getting tight
TralfamadorianZoo on
Is there no limit to the number of satellites we are going to allow as a species? You know they’re going to have orbiting advertisements soon. They’ll block out the damn moon and stars for profit. Why are we ok with it?
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With what?
Your comment is too short.
They are going to need to adjust.
Edit: your down votes just illustrate your denial of what is happening.
Couple of days ago – [Growing Number of Satellites Will Leave Streaks on Photos from Space Telescopes](https://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/1peviz8/growing_number_of_satellites_will_leave_streaks/)
Actual article: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03953-1 ( https://archive.ph/Hp3ic )
> Satellite swarms set to photobomb more than 95% of some telescopes’ images
> Planned megaconstellations would contaminate the view of the cosmos of four orbiting telescopes.
The article on nature includes some useful infographics with the size of constellations and their altitude.
Just go to L2, launches got really cheap recently or a higher orbit. You need to plan your experiments with Starlink in mind. It is not impossible.
With the exception of JWST I assume because it’s located far away from Earth for that same reason.
Global cheap internet is really great for the world and is driving launch competition resulting in lower launch prices. We can push observatory satellites into higher or unique orbits that would be unaffected by terrestrial-focused satellites.
turns out when people look into the skies
they do not look at screens and do not watch ads
we can’t have that
We all knew it would happen eventually but it’s still frustrating.
Who wins when the fight is between science and capitalism?
Why are there so many articles concern trolling about private space travel and satellites? It feels really dishonest.
Imagine if so many Satellites are fired up into space that we become trapped here.
The irony.
The race for a science victory is getting tight
Is there no limit to the number of satellites we are going to allow as a species? You know they’re going to have orbiting advertisements soon. They’ll block out the damn moon and stars for profit. Why are we ok with it?