Prof. Sam Lawler@sundogplanets@mastodon.social
RE: https://scicomm.xyz/@JohnBarentine/115967984519741487
Amazon Kuiper has actually been quite good about talking to astronomers from the very beginning of building their megaconstellations.
Did all that volunteer time from astronomers make any difference at all?
Looks like... no. They are still too damn bright. (Though I supposed maybe they would have been even brighter without any discussions with astronomers? Sigh.)
Dr. John Barentine FRAS@JohnBarentine@scicomm.xyz
"The satellites in Amazon's new internet-beaming megaconstellation in low Earth orbit (LEO) are bright enough to disrupt astronomical research, a study has found." (via @spacedotcom@bird.makeup)
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/satellites/amazons-internet-beaming-satellites-are-bright-enough-to-disrupt-astronomical-research-study-finds
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