Cosmic Penguin

Imagine the LSST headaches... many of the eclipsed spacecraft would probably be visible by reflected Earth shine

Once all 12,000 satellites have been launched, modest estimates put 500 or so visibly crawling across the sky at any time like "insects". Bit of an astronomical own goal for @elonmusk ?

Does it at all bother you that the opposition to this is coming, not from luddites or antivaxxers, but from scientists? This is a group who would gladly take a nuclear plant in their hometown? Opposition to this seems directly proportional to astronomical acumen.

It doesn’t bother me that they are scientists or higher educated people. (The antivaxxer and luddites swipe is unnecessary and far off target); For anyone without stable internet, the appeal is attractive and benefit to mankind significant. To first responders, FAA, etc.

Well, the SCIENTISTS in the room are horrified.