help!!! Puzzled????

[chris2]

just been out walking the dog, noticed a line of 'moving stars' starting in the direction of Altair then moving slowly straight up and eventually disappearing at the Zenith. There must have been about 30\40 of these objects....any ideas. time 6:15 wish

[DaveS]

Starlink most likely .

[Ibbo!]

It would have been the Starlink satelite group.

[chris2]

thanks, just googled it and that's what I came up with

[x6gas]

Welcome to the future.  Just 120 of the planned 12,000 up so far.  It's going to be very busy in low Earth orbit and we imagers are going to be very frustrated...

[Gina]

I'm thinking of packing it in anyway!

[Drakester]

check the thread above. Sadly I can’t think that a petition will do much against the space-grab, but it’s worth signing this just in case. 
 

Worrying times for astronomy, both professional and amateur

[Ouroboros]

Ditto. 

Has anyone estimated the increased number of transits astrophotographers are likely to be troubled by? 

 

[Drakester]

I doubt if they honestly care, seeing as this is the same guy who’s Tesla roadster is currently orbiting the sun, and who’s unused mini submarine is currently sat outside a cave in Thailand... 

UK based Oneweb and Amazon are also planning similar launches. 

Is anyone actually policing this anywhere?

 

 

[barkis]

Who the hell comes up with these crackpot projects anyway?
The space surrounding Earth is crammed with enough junk without throwing anymore up there. 
The main aim in my opinion, is to make money for those responsible, and not so much to improve communication
planet wide.  I'm sure technology in time,  will improve sufficiently in order to achieve that goal without the need
to litter the night skies with hundreds of pesky fireflies.
Is there not a world governing body existing to veto this madness?
Ron.
 

 

 

[Captain Scarlet]

2 minutes ago, barkis said:

Is there not a world governing body existing to veto this madness?
Ron.

Not yet.

It’ll be the same governing body that will, in 50 or so years time or less but too late nonetheless , rightly condemn the current crop of politicians as criminally negligent for not treating the current climate crises as a cross-party national (nay planetary & existential) emergency more serious than world war.

It’s as if an asteroid were heading towards us but party politics is more important. In 30-40 years much of central London and Florida to name but two will be under water.

Yours, totally helpless like the rest of us...

M

[Dave Lloyd]

Never underestimate the ingenuity of people to resolve problems. As regards to imaging it should be possible for software to ignore any object that doesn't follow the expected movement of an object or to ignore anything moving across the field of view - with provision provided for meteors etc. It may be that sensors become sensitive enough to reduce exposure times to levels that satellite transits are less of an intrusion. None of this will help visual of course but I've often been accused of blind optimism and think it will not be as bad as feared. 

Edited December 30, 2019 by Dave Lloyd
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