Please see if there are ways to reduce reflected light downwards from the later batches of Starlink satellites, as they seems to be "more shiny/higher albedo" than others. Maybe some coatings/extra mirrors would help. Thanks!
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Agreed, sent a note to Starlink team last week specifically regarding albedo reduction. We’ll get a better sense of value of this when satellites have raised orbits & arrays are tracking to sun.
Maybe we could have StarLink Sundays, where the satellites put on a nice show for the whole world, but the rest of the week they flip over to their dark positioning so all these Astrophotographers can do their thang.
:-D :-D.
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Wondering if 's creative power could be able to make some kind of paint able to withstand space conditions. 😺
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On the other hand, best ad for StarLink service anyone could imagine. An internet service you can literally spot from any point on earth.
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Google news listing shows a plethora of news articles saying SpaceX satellites will be super bright. Are you magnifying the sun up there and trying to burn down all the telescopes? Google references mostly crap anymore. Going to delete that icon now.
Thank-you. At 51°N I am concerned we may see them too bright and often. I'm sure there is a good solution of design to help us visual backyard observers/imagers! 👍
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