Please read at least one of these sources about how Elon Musk's new V2 #Starlink is destroying radio astronomy.
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Please read at least one of these sources about how Elon Musk's new V2 #Starlink is destroying radio astronomy.
Folks, this isn't funny. It's tragic. We are blinding ourselves to the heavens.
Elon Musk's Starlink satellites 'blocking' view of the universe
Radio waves from the satellites are "blinding" radio telescopes and hurting research, say scientists.
(www.bbc.com)
“...very soon the only constellations we will see will be human-made,”
Second-Generation Starlink Satellites Leak 30 Times More Radio Interference, Threatening Astronomical Observations | ASTRON
Observations with the LOFAR (Low Frequency Array) radio telescope last year showed that first generation Starlink satellites emit unintended radio waves that…
ASTRON (www.astron.nl)
"Humanity is clearly approaching an inflexion point where we need to take action to preserve our sky as a window to explore the Universe from Earth."
Prof. Sam Lawler (@[email protected])
Oh look, Starlink is continuing to screw up the sky in every way possible. "Second-Generation Starlink Satellites Leak 30 Times More Radio Interference, Threatening Astronomical Observations" https://www.astron.nl/starlink-satellites/ It's going to be "hilarious" when Starlink messes up the radio sky so badly that radio astronomers can't even use quasars to calibrate GPS anymore. There are so many consequences from all these stupid, cheaply built, disposable satellites. https://www.universetoday.com/105160/navigating-the-cosmos-by-quasar/
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Kevin Karhan :verified:replied to Mastodon Migration last edited by
@mastodonmigration I guess we'll soon need a #RadioTelescope on the far side of the moon...
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Mastodon Migrationreplied to Kevin Karhan :verified: last edited by
Easier said than done. Anyone who thinks we are about to have bases on the moon needs to look into the technological hurdles involved. It will be decades.