#sattelites

[verdant-star]

I don’t know if you’ll see this but I really miss you… I’m sorry if I did something wrong or if you left us on purpose… I don’t wanna force you to come home if you wanted to disappear or something but I just really wanna know if you’re ok and then I can leave you alone. I’m sorry.

@kittytoni

... Toni, I got kidnapped. I didn't leave anyone on purpose.

[angelx1992]

[surroundingw]

FROM :  orquestado

[quietmagpie]

I saw the SpaceX satellites last night. It was disorienting, like watching a stop-motion overlay of a shooting star. It seemed like some kind of cosmic ill-omen--almost dystopian, like they were finally coming to take the night sky away from us, as detailed in some of the darkest science fiction of last century.

[lebrynedain]

[bigboybigsby]

I just came home from watching the production of Mama Mia that one of my neighbors is in. As I stepped out of the car to go throw out some trash in the dumpster, a large bright laser light shined above me. At first I thought it was coming from thw door above mine and shining up into a tree, but upon further investigation it came to my attention that the laser was actually point from the tree to the door instead. I have no idea what that could mean, but I decided that it wasn't worth going to the dumpster tonight. If any of you have any ideas, I'd like to know.

[heavymetallover666]

Satellite

Forensic files | Bagging a Killer

[ohinteresting]

How To Save The Night Sky From Satellite Megaconstellations

GPS holds the key, but astronomers can't do it without help.

(July 22, 2021)

Since 2019, the night sky — as seen by both human eyes and the telescopes we use to enhance our views of the Universe — has begun to fundamentally change as never before. Previously, only three major obstacles interfered with our views of the Universe:

1. light pollution, brought about by the advance of electrical lighting and made worse by the recent advent of inexpensive, low-power, high-brightness LEDs,

2. the atmosphere, including clouds, weather, and air conditions, all of which can interfere with our view of the planets, stars, and deep-sky objects beyond,

3. and satellites, the human-created objects that only began launching with the advent of the space age, most of which were up there for scientific or telecommunications purposes.

However, just two years ago, an enormous number of bright, low-flying satellites began to go up, as first SpaceX and then others began to launch the first megaconstellations of satellites. Occupying low-Earth orbit, these megaconstellation members now make up nearly half of all active satellites, and are expected to rise into the tens or even the hundreds of thousands in number by the end of the decade. However, in mid-July, astronomers and industry representatives met for SATCON2: an attempt to bring concerned professionals together to identify and find solutions for the problems that come along with this new type of infrastructure.

Without significant, rapid, large-scale action, the night sky will likely be forever changed. Here’s what we can do about it.

[...]

We are not treating low-Earth orbit, the space directly above but still connected to Earth’s atmosphere, oceans, and land, as an environment that must be treated sustainably. This environment is not only largely unregulated, but is not even adequately recognized beyond a few primitive and antiquated efforts, such as 1967’s Outer Space Treaty. From a myriad of perspectives, including space traffic, astronomy, resource management, and the consequent pollutive effects felt back here on Earth, we are not treating space with any sort of regard for what future generations will inherit.