On may 24th 2019 a Falcon 9 rocket built by SpaceX launched 60 communication satellites into a low orbit around the Earth. That evening they appeared as a string of sunlit dots moving across the sky, many of them as bright as the brightest stars, a source of passing wonder and mystery to casual observers—and a portent of doom to astronomers.

Vast satellite constellations are alarming astronomers
- Post author:Earl
- Post published:November 27, 2021
- Post category:Astronomy / Astrophotography
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