• Asafum@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    It’s so infuriating… I occasionally do astrophotography and it’s getting to the point where any long exposure just has satellite streaks everywhere… Fuck Musk.

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      3 months ago

      I remember just 10 years ago using a special app on my phone to alert me of any potential satellite flares so I could run out and catch them.

      Now I can’t look at the night sky for 2 minutes without seeing one.

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        3 months ago

        For the uneducated, what do these look like and can you see them in areas with light pollution?

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          3 months ago

          To me, they look exactly like all the other stars in the sky, except they move, a bit slower than a plane, and they don’t blink.

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          3 months ago

          If you look towards the horizon with the sun, a little before sunrise or after sunset, you’ll probably be able to see flashes of them as they catch the light.