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I wonder if it would be possible for Starlink to use less reflective materials for their satellites so that the sky is less polluted for the astronomers.
by alkyon 2mo ago
I wonder if it would be possible for Starlink to use less reflective materials for their satellites so that the sky is less polluted for the astronomers.
- ycosynot 2mo agoSounds like a job for Vantablack "University of Surrey is developing Vantablack as a coating for satellites in earth orbit, to reduce encroachment upon ground-based optical astronomy." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vantablack https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vantablack
- atomicthumbs 2mo agoThey claim to have done that already, with little result. They don't care very much about this.