{"id":9550,"date":"2019-11-27T12:50:22","date_gmt":"2019-11-27T17:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/?p=9550"},"modified":"2019-11-27T12:50:22","modified_gmt":"2019-11-27T17:50:22","slug":"satellites-causing-problems-for-astronomers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/?p=9550","title":{"rendered":"Satellites causing problems for astronomers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For all of his supporters, there are still many others out there with a bone to pick with Elon Musk. And because he has his hands in a diverse array of businesses, it\u2019s anybody\u2019s guess who will wind up with the famous entrepreneur in their critical crosshairs.<\/p>\n

As Buzzfeed News<\/a> reports, this time its astronomers \u2013 and they\u2019re voicing their concerns over Elon Musk\u2019s SpaceX firm and its Starlink<\/a> program. Starlink was initially developed as a way to improve global internet access by clustering groups of smaller satellites closer to the earth instead of relying on fewer, larger ones further out. The $10 billion project intends to culminate in a network of some 12,000 satellites by the mid-2020s.<\/p>\n

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The International Astronomical Union, likewise, expressed concern<\/a> about the impending satellite mania this past June, saying a dark, radio-quiet sky is \u201cnot only essential to advancing our understanding of the Universe of which we are a part, but also as a resource for all humanity and for the protection of nocturnal wildlife.\u201d From a practical standpoint, the organization says the light reflecting off the satellites damages observatory telescopes because they have such sensitive optics.<\/p>\n

Other agencies, including the U.S. National Radio Astronomy Observatory, say they\u2019ve been working with SpaceX \u201cto jointly analyze and minimize any potential impacts from their proposed Starlink system,\u201d though Buzzfeed points out that astronomers, in general, have little recourse in these cases, because the programs get the stamp of approval from federal agencies.<\/p>\n

And there\u2019s more to come, it appears: SpaceX has a competitor, OneWeb, who launched<\/a> its first batch of satellites earlier this year and has plans to have 600 satellites in orbit by 2021.