Space-Ex satellites in processing

[carastro]

Just wondered whether any-one has tried to process an image with these damn satellites.  Does any of the stacking software manage to process them out?

I haven't seen any myself as yet (thank goodness), but just looking to what to expect when I do.

Carole 

[JamesF]

Not specifically the Space-X ones, but I've found sigma stacking does a pretty good job of removing satellite trails, so if you're already using it that it's entirely possible you won't even notice them.

James

[groberts]

Wasn't imaging but we saw +15 of the SpaceX ones on Sunday evening about 9.55pm - I now know to be called Starlink https://www.starlink.com/ .  At the time I didn't know what they were, they come along in a train one after another at realtively low altitude (550km), very strange + quite unlike 'normal' satellites that we're accusomed to.   Amazing technology but if Mr Musk succeeds in putting +30,000 of these up, as planned, it's not going to be good for astronomy - I'm surpised there isn't better regulation of such activities?

For future information, this link shows the day-by-day times and real time tracking map of each train:

 https://findstarlink.com/

They're working on darkening each satellite to make them less relfective to light, which are supposed to be most visually promiant at twilght and may help astrophotography?  However, this will not be the case for radio astronomy!

Graham