Report highlights absence of U.S. rules on satellite brightness
2 Nov 1 · 6d ago · 2 articles · 1 source · development 2 of 2
The FCC approves satellite projects but has no regulations on how bright satellites can be; aside from a law banning space-based advertising, there are no laws governing the night sky's visual appearance.
“existential threat”
J. Anthony Tyson, Chief scientist, Vera C. Rubin Observatory · rss ↗J. Anthony Tyson Chief scientist, Vera C. Rubin ObservatoryJonathan McDowell Astrophysicist, satellite launch catalogerHanno Rein Associate professor, University of TorontoSpaceX Satellite operator, Starlink/Starmind developerVera C. Rubin Observatory $800 million U.S.-funded telescope in Chile
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Reported in the same hours no headline names this development itself — these 1 claim were published in its stretch
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first by Hindustan Times, 6d ago · also WSJ
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".. You’d see twice as many stars in the sky,” said Hanno Rein, an associate professor at the University of Toronto .. “But only half of them would be real.” The other half would actually be satellites transiting the sky." @wsj.com
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