Not all comet watchers enjoy seeing man made objects apparently. This Facebook post has generated a lot of press.
https://www.facebook.com/elcielodecanarias.es/photos/a.224658390885198/44150...
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On 2020-07-24 3:38 p.m., Joseph B. Fitzgerald via AMSAT-BB wrote:
Not all comet watchers enjoy seeing man made
Probably on of the Starlink sats, as there is a lot of them that can be seen very easily. More to come eventually as there is going to be 4000 of them in a few years.
Aren't Starlink fairly low LEO birds? How about Iridium? They are a bit higher, I think, and have some particular times when they are very visible depending on the angle. Interesting discussion.
On Fri, Jul 24, 2020 at 5:40 PM Bill Booth via AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org wrote:
On 2020-07-24 3:38 p.m., Joseph B. Fitzgerald via AMSAT-BB wrote:
Not all comet watchers enjoy seeing man made
Probably on of the Starlink sats, as there is a lot of them that can be seen very easily. More to come eventually as there is going to be 4000 of them in a few years.
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The Iridium sats with the highly-reflective surfaces have been deorbited, except for a few that can not be deorbited due to failure. They still flare, but since they don't preserve their attitude any longer, it is no longer possible to predict a flare.
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