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tornado33
15-09-2022, 04:32 PM
Starlink trails through our astro images may be a nuisance but a planned new mobile comm system may see trails bright like the ISS!

https://cosmosmagazine.com/technology/bluewalker-launched-spacex-largest-satellite-astronomers/?amp=1

A 64 sq metre phased array antenna. Even bigger ones are planned. When Space X Starship becomes operational it could put up hundreds of these things in one go.

strongmanmike
15-09-2022, 05:49 PM
Big companies and billionaires running and controlling low Earth orbit...Yes, sadly, like our climate, our night sky darkness (and level of congestion) also has a bleak future....

Mike