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Planned mega constellations may swamp future orbiting telescopes

Orbiting observatories were supposed to escape the glow and clutter that plague ground-based astronomy, but the next ...
SpaceNews

Report Offers Roadmap to Mitigate Effects of Large Satellite Constellations on Astronomy

The report from the Satellite Constellations 1 (SATCON1) workshop, organized jointly by NSF’s NOIRLab and the American Astronomical Society (AAS), has been delivered to the National Science ...

How Wiradjuri constellations like the Great Celestial Emu make us look at the sky in a different way

All 88 internationally recognised constellations have European origins. But First Nations astronomy tells older, beautiful ...
Astronomy

Observe the constellation Auriga: This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher

The constellation Auriga, also known as the Charioteer, is easily identifiable due to its bright star Capella (Alpha Aurigae). Visible in the Northern Hemisphere's evening sky from mid-autumn to ...
SpaceNews

New ESO Study Evaluates Impact of Satellite Constellations on Astronomy

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Astronomy Faces A Mega-Crisis As Satellite Mega-Constellations Loom

This image shows the first 60 Starlink satellites launched into orbit on May 23, 2019. They are shown still in their stacked configuration, just prior to being deployed. There are now over 1,000 ...

Planned satellite constellations may swamp future orbiting telescopes

Satellite constellations are a relatively new threat to astronomy; prior to the drop in launch costs driven by SpaceX’s ...