One of the aspectes which worry both professional and amateur astronomers (as well as nature enthusiats and photographers) is the effect these satellites create in our already crowded night sky, since many of them will be illuminated by sun and visible during the night (during the entire night...
Making the satellites generally invisible to the naked eye within a week of launch. We're doing this by changing the way the satellites fly to their operational altitude, so that they fly with the satellite knife-edge to the Sun. We are working on implementing this as soon as possible for...
SpaceX launched 60 new satellites into orbit today (Nov. 11). Weather permitting, you just might be able to see the spacecraft swarm soar overhead in your night sky tonight. Of course, you'll need to know where to look. The new Starlink satellites are the second batch to join Space...
You don't need any special equipment to see Starlink satellites as they are visible to the unaided eye. The satellites can appear as a string of pearls or a"train" of bright lightsmoving across thenight sky. Starlink satellites are easier to see a day or two after their launch and deploy...
“This is an integration of 30, 10-second exposures to demonstrate the visual impact the satellites are having on the night sky,” Dury says. The effect satellites are having on the night sky is well-documented with astronomers warning that Starlink satellites could be “fatal” to astr...
A couple of days ago, SpaceX CEOElon Muskunveiled a plan to help keep the company’s thousands of Starlink satellites from becoming a very noticeable blight on the night sky, a complaint we’ve heard from astronomers and astrophotographers alike. ...
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Astronomers are calling arrays of thousands of satellites, like that of Starlink’s, “mega constellations” because of their overwhelming presence in the night sky.
The brilliant "train" in the night sky that is SpaceX's first 60 Starlink satellites has wowed some skywatchers, but it also sparked concern among some astronomers wondering what so many visible satellites could mean for scientific observing. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, it seems, is listening. ...
SpaceX launched 22 more of its Starlink internet satellites on Friday (Feb. 9) at 7:34 p.m. EST (0034 GMT on Feb. 10).