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String out lights: Starlink
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DaveInDenver
Rising Sun Ham Guru
Was this in the past couple of days? It's the Starlink launch from July 17, 2022.
DaveInDenver
Rising Sun Ham Guru
You can always follow them with satellite predictors. This is one example but any of them will work.
findstarlink.com
That's what you saw. It'll happen again tonight at about the same time.
SpaceX Starlink Satellites Tracker
Calculate when you can see the SpaceX Starlink satellites above your location
findstarlink.com
That's what you saw. It'll happen again tonight at about the same time.
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AlpineAccess
Hard Core 4+
Saw them on Friday evening as well. They must have been quite low, they were far brighter than the other starlink sat chains we have seen.
DanInDenver
Trail Ready
Looking crowded up there and only about half the intended have been deployed. Satellitemap.space
DanInDenver
Trail Ready
Ohh and what GPS satellites might you be connected to?
DaveInDenver
Rising Sun Ham Guru
It's getting to be a problem.
Starlink satellites are disrupting cosmic studies | Astronomy.com
The fleet of Starlink satellites interferes with astronomical observations, a study published in Astronomy and Astrophysics has revealed.
www.astronomy.com
gungriffin
Rising Sun Member
We aren't that far from just moving their observation equipment into space... Problem solved!It's getting to be a problem.
Starlink satellites are disrupting cosmic studies | Astronomy.com
The fleet of Starlink satellites interferes with astronomical observations, a study published in Astronomy and Astrophysics has revealed.
AlpineAccess
Hard Core 4+
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DaveInDenver
Rising Sun Ham Guru
I was curious and I'm sure you're amongst the no doubt vast, vast number of others who might be too.
I count 683 observatories on this list (this includes spacecraft)
List of astronomical observatories - Wikipedia
So I drilled down. There's been 117 launched, 39 still active.
List of space telescopes - Wikipedia
16 gamma ray (5 active)
38 x-ray (11 active)
22 UV (7 active)
12 visible (8 active)
13 IR and sub-mm (4 active)
4 microwave (1 active)
2 RF (zero active)
9 particle (3 active)
1 gavity (zero active)
13 to be launched
Doesn't really mean anything, just an observation. Pun intended.
Does seem like a lot of hardware to be obsoleted or at least hobbled. That seems unfortunate.
It's not 100% overlap since some of the space observatories do things that couldn't be done from Earth in any case. There's also been many spacecraft launched that are not in orbit but other than Voyager they're still in our Solar System so the stars are for orienting themselves still.
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The NY Times has some great motion graphics showing satellites in a recent article they did on StarLink. Scroll down and you can see all the geosynchronous satellites.
www.nytimes.com
Elon Musk’s Unmatched Power in the Stars
The tech billionaire has become the dominant power in satellite internet technology. The ways he is wielding that influence are raising global alarms.
gungriffin
Rising Sun Member
This graph is what has sold me that we are starting a real space race. The cost per Kg is set to drop to levels that wouldn't have been believed just 20 years ago. As I understand it, many of these telescopes and observatories would obtain better results as well if they didn't have to pass through the atmosphere.I was curious and I'm sure you're amongst the no doubt vast, vast number of others who might be too.
I count 683 observatories on this list (this includes spacecraft)
List of astronomical observatories - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
So I drilled down. There's been 117 launched, 39 still active.
List of space telescopes - Wikipedia
16 gamma ray (5 active)
38 x-ray (11 active)
22 UV (7 active)
12 visible (8 active)
13 IR and sub-mm (4 active)
4 microwave (1 active)
2 RF (zero active)
9 particle (3 active)
1 gavity (zero active)
13 to be launched
Doesn't really mean anything, just an observation. Pun intended.
Does seem like a lot of hardware to be obsoleted or at least hobbled. That seems unfortunate.
It's not 100% overlap since some of the space observatories do things that couldn't be done from Earth in any case. There's also been many spacecraft launched that are not in orbit but other than Voyager they're still in our Solar System so the stars are for orienting themselves still.
The Cost of Space Flight Before and After SpaceX
How much does a space flight cost? Here’s a look at the cost per kilogram for space launches across the globe since 1960.
www.visualcapitalist.com
What if the blanket of starlink satellites are just an elaborate way of hiding something nefarious?
rover67
Rising Sun Member
It’s with my iPhone SE camera lol but they were bright last night. We’re in Utah, nice clear sky.
rover67
Rising Sun Member
Johnny Utah
Rising Sun Member
We were able to see the rocket launch last Monday night down in Baja. Pretty cool!
