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Still, I'm suprised to hear from you that the Lazuli Space Observatory will apparently operate from ground level.
And we wall should be happy he doesn’t want to put a swarm of micro telescopes into the sky to mimic his approach for the ground based telescopes.
The last thing astronomy needs is even more satellite constellations polluting the night sky.
During the actual night sky, you don't see satellites.
As civilization moves into space, it will have to be visible! Imagine if cities were only allowed it they were invisible. Let's not be this stupid!
That said, I'm sure a lot can be done to minimize reflections using paint and materials.
Cool.
So what's the beef radio astronomers, the SKA people et al, have with SpaceX all about then?
Any chance you haven't thought this through at all?
Ultimately, astronomical observatories should be in space anyway.
> at least find out what the "beef" you support is about!
It's a problem many wish to see resolved, it's not a fight I "support" like a punter at a boxing match.
I guess if I wanted to find out more about this "beef" I might read a paper, talk to a person, or go to a conference.
* Bright unintended electromagnetic radiation from second-generation Starlink satellites - https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2024/09/aa51856-...
* Federico Di Vruno https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7454-7883
* Centre for the Protection of the Dark and Quiet Sky - https://cps.iau.org/
Thank you for that suggestion.
> Ultimately, astronomical observatories should be in space anyway.
Well, that's certainly an opinion.
There's a wide range of survey programs and in terms of bang for buck it makes sense for some to be in space, others not so much.
Ultimately there should be somewhat less space junk in LEO's but sadly that's a problen that is only going to get worse now multiple parties want oversized SpaceTwitter type constellations.