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beachy
44 days ago
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SpaceX wants to launch 100k more Starlink satellit...
We live in a remote area with no surrounding lights, perfect for star watching.
It disgusts me that now, at all times, I can see strings of man made objects polluting the skies.
mlindner
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If you're seeing "strings" those are recently launched satellites. Operational satellites are below visual magnitude.
ncruces
44 days ago
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They are not, especially after twilight, or before dawn.
ben_w
44 days ago
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Indeed. Compare
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2502.03651
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bortle_scale
matwood
44 days ago
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This is the same logic Trump used to fight a wind farm put in off the coast of one of his golf courses.
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It disgusts me that now, at all times, I can see strings of man made objects polluting the skies.