Submitted by ChieftainMcLeland t3_11eqjsg in space
Spider_pig448 t1_jaik9uc wrote
Reply to comment by Goregue in Satellite Constellations Are an Existential Threat for Astronomy by ChieftainMcLeland
A lot more than 10 years. Well need probably a million satellites at least in LEO for amateur astronomy to actually be affected
I_Heart_Astronomy t1_jaisc5e wrote
It's already affected.
Current satellite levels have raised natural background brightness by 10% in dark areas that are normally free of artificial light pollution:
Just wait until all this over-commercialization of space results in 100x the number of satellites, as well as orbiting billboards.
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