Astronomers ask UN committee to protect night skies from megaconstellations

[Admin]

The International Astronomical Union is calling for the pristine night sky to be protected by the United Nations as astronomers struggle with exposures ruined by trains of Elon Musk's Star satellites.

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[monkeyonmars]

Think the UN will stop SpaceX? What about other foreign countries and their plans for mega-constellations? Face it, the clear night skies are gone. Might as well forget the GMT and other earth-based observatories. Telescopes need to be in orbit and on the moon.

 

[sam85geo]

In my opinion, "Money talks" and it seems that the demand of Humans for "primate like internet chatter" produces more in sundry revenues for governments, politicians, stock holders and innovators than basic scientific knowledge.