Beep@lemmus.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agoA million new SpaceX satellites will destroy the night sky — for everyone on Earthnews.ubc.caexternal-linkmessage-square92linkfedilinkarrow-up1612arrow-down19
arrow-up1603arrow-down1external-linkA million new SpaceX satellites will destroy the night sky — for everyone on Earthnews.ubc.caBeep@lemmus.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agomessage-square92linkfedilink
minus-squareLink@rentadrunk.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·18 days agoFor the uneducated, what do these look like and can you see them in areas with light pollution?
minus-squareyucandu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·18 days agoTo 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.
minus-squareCethin@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·18 days agoIf 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.
For the uneducated, what do these look like and can you see them in areas with light pollution?
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.
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.