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As satellites Starlink spoil astronomy

Added	Fri, 06/03/2020
Источники	gismeteo.ru
Дата публикации	Fri, 06/03/2020
Версии	Objects in motion, captured on a long exposure Satellite

David Blanchard of Flagstaff city in the U.S. state of Arizona decided to capture the connection of Venus and Uranus in Aries March 4, but with the planets at the sudden got "star-bombing".

"During the exposure half a dozen Internet Starlink satellites flew between planets. At least one satellite broke and for a short time became one of the brightest objects in the sky brighter than it was only the Moon, Venus and, maybe, Sirius," said the photographer.

The company SpaceX recently launched a 300 satellites Starlink, and in the coming years the number could grow to 42,000. Attempts by SpaceX to reduce the brightness of their devices in the night sky while unsuccessful.

Translated by «Yandex.Translator»