I was concerned about this too, originally.. They're too close to the earth to reflect sunlight back at night. I presume astronomers will modify their telescope algorithms to account for any brief blockage of whatever they're viewing when they pass overhead.
I was concerned about this too, originally.. They're too close to the earth to reflect sunlight back at night. I presume astronomers will modify their telescope algorithms to account for any brief blockage of whatever they're viewing when they pass overhead.
There's getting to be so much junk up there in orbit, both operational and defunct, that it must be becoming a serious threat to ground bases astronomy. It's actually kind of sad, one day we, or more likely our kids, grand kids, may not even be able to see the beauty that is the sky above ourselves. At least not as we knew it.
There's getting to be so much junk up there in orbit, both operational and defunct, that it must be becoming a serious threat to ground bases astronomy. It's actually kind of sad, one day we, or more likely our kids, grand kids, may not even be able to see the beauty that is the sky above ourselves. At least not as we knew it.
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