<![CDATA[I have a really nice (horrifying) image stack that one of my research team members made, that powerfully demonstrates what a huge problem satellite streaks are for wide-field imaging.]]>I have a really nice (horrifying) image stack that one of my research team members made, that powerfully demonstrates what a huge problem satellite streaks are for wide-field imaging. This is a 3 hour stack of star-subtracted 5 minute exposures using the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope. The short diagonal lines are asteroids. The long diagonal lines are sunlit satellites that passed through the field of view during the exposure.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/1f6cd4f6-c0ce-46b0-adec-a47b40c442c5/i-have-a-really-nice-horrifying-image-stack-that-one-of-my-research-team-members-made-that-powerfully-demonstrates-what-a-huge-problem-satellite-streaks-are-for-wide-field-imaging.RSS for NodeThu, 14 May 2026 04:43:42 GMTMon, 04 May 2026 14:06:18 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to I have a really nice (horrifying) image stack that one of my research team members made, that powerfully demonstrates what a huge problem satellite streaks are for wide-field imaging. on Mon, 04 May 2026 16:13:42 GMT]]>@sundogplanets

Polluting everything, humans suck.

Prove me wrong

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115702112984844907/statuses/116517189891417269https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115702112984844907/statuses/116517189891417269Mon, 04 May 2026 16:13:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I have a really nice (horrifying) image stack that one of my research team members made, that powerfully demonstrates what a huge problem satellite streaks are for wide-field imaging. on Mon, 04 May 2026 16:03:12 GMT]]>@raymaccarthy @sundogplanets
And to think it was so ridiculous to have a satellite fall on your boyfriend in Northern Exposure.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/equalitysiren/statuses/116517148586471392https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/equalitysiren/statuses/116517148586471392Mon, 04 May 2026 16:03:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I have a really nice (horrifying) image stack that one of my research team members made, that powerfully demonstrates what a huge problem satellite streaks are for wide-field imaging. on Mon, 04 May 2026 15:56:08 GMT]]>@sundogplanets as a follow up, I would ask what percentage of the night-sky is obscured by this? Is the addition light pollution a concern for accuracy?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/dckim/statuses/116517120796380815https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/dckim/statuses/116517120796380815Mon, 04 May 2026 15:56:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I have a really nice (horrifying) image stack that one of my research team members made, that powerfully demonstrates what a huge problem satellite streaks are for wide-field imaging. on Mon, 04 May 2026 15:29:44 GMT]]>@sundogplanets

UFO's Sam. U.F.OHS!

Clearly this is an invasion. What's captured here are the naked manships without their towel cloaks exposing themselves.
A scientist posted images from their secret CFH alien containment facility of a baby Pierson's Puppeteer this past week as well.
Perhaps we should start planting corn in these wide-fields to block them from spying on us and we can hear them rustling around.

May The Farce Be With You

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/SnowBlind2005/statuses/116517016996956545https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/SnowBlind2005/statuses/116517016996956545Mon, 04 May 2026 15:29:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I have a really nice (horrifying) image stack that one of my research team members made, that powerfully demonstrates what a huge problem satellite streaks are for wide-field imaging. on Mon, 04 May 2026 15:19:35 GMT]]>@sundogplanets Just curious: What does "star-subtracted" mean here?πŸ€” (I still see a large number of pretty compact objects.)

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fediscience.org/users/PWei888/statuses/116516977104846989https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fediscience.org/users/PWei888/statuses/116516977104846989Mon, 04 May 2026 15:19:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I have a really nice (horrifying) image stack that one of my research team members made, that powerfully demonstrates what a huge problem satellite streaks are for wide-field imaging. on Mon, 04 May 2026 14:56:23 GMT]]>@sundogplanets @planet4589.bsky.social And I was just thinking at the photo: β€œThat is not so bad for a three-hour exposure.”

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nl/users/pietkuip/statuses/116516885886363411https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nl/users/pietkuip/statuses/116516885886363411Mon, 04 May 2026 14:56:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I have a really nice (horrifying) image stack that one of my research team members made, that powerfully demonstrates what a huge problem satellite streaks are for wide-field imaging. on Mon, 04 May 2026 14:36:14 GMT]]>@sundogplanets Eliminating our ability to observe is not the way I thought we would avoid the "Don't Look Up" scenario. πŸ€”

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/TallSimon/statuses/116516806637129081https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/TallSimon/statuses/116516806637129081Mon, 04 May 2026 14:36:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I have a really nice (horrifying) image stack that one of my research team members made, that powerfully demonstrates what a huge problem satellite streaks are for wide-field imaging. on Mon, 04 May 2026 14:35:27 GMT]]>@sundogplanets @planet4589.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy

Arrrrgh!

Well, if Elon's Empire crashes, how long before they all fall down?

Sadly Bezo's Bazaar isn't as likely to fail.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/raymaccarthy/statuses/116516803550369521https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/raymaccarthy/statuses/116516803550369521Mon, 04 May 2026 14:35:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I have a really nice (horrifying) image stack that one of my research team members made, that powerfully demonstrates what a huge problem satellite streaks are for wide-field imaging. on Mon, 04 May 2026 14:31:11 GMT]]>@sundogplanets @planet4589.bsky.social

and we have not Talked about the Kessler-syndrom what us locked in on our planet for generations.

But a Couple of Billonairs can do what ever they want πŸ˜•

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chaos.social/users/moppi/statuses/116516786767594146https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chaos.social/users/moppi/statuses/116516786767594146Mon, 04 May 2026 14:31:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I have a really nice (horrifying) image stack that one of my research team members made, that powerfully demonstrates what a huge problem satellite streaks are for wide-field imaging. on Mon, 04 May 2026 14:10:01 GMT]]>@sundogplanets

Paradoxically, an asteroid can hit the Earth by traveling hidden by the satellite streaks.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.cisti.org/users/GustavinoBevilacqua/statuses/116516703531299256https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.cisti.org/users/GustavinoBevilacqua/statuses/116516703531299256Mon, 04 May 2026 14:10:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I have a really nice (horrifying) image stack that one of my research team members made, that powerfully demonstrates what a huge problem satellite streaks are for wide-field imaging. on Mon, 04 May 2026 14:09:34 GMT]]>@sundogplanets
A demon scribbling on it! 😞

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/raymaccarthy/statuses/116516701739163524https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/raymaccarthy/statuses/116516701739163524Mon, 04 May 2026 14:09:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I have a really nice (horrifying) image stack that one of my research team members made, that powerfully demonstrates what a huge problem satellite streaks are for wide-field imaging. on Mon, 04 May 2026 14:09:27 GMT]]>@sundogplanets

Billionaires have graduated from regular super villainy to cartoonish super villainy.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.well.com/users/rk/statuses/116516701286333825https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.well.com/users/rk/statuses/116516701286333825Mon, 04 May 2026 14:09:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I have a really nice (horrifying) image stack that one of my research team members made, that powerfully demonstrates what a huge problem satellite streaks are for wide-field imaging. on Mon, 04 May 2026 14:08:50 GMT]]>Now the really horrible part: this image was taken in August 2022. According to @planet4589.bsky.social's website https://planet4589.org/space/stats/out/stat001.txt, there are almost TEN THOUSAND MORE ACTIVE SATELLITES today than there were in August 2022.

Fuck.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sundogplanets/statuses/116516698854597479https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sundogplanets/statuses/116516698854597479Mon, 04 May 2026 14:08:50 GMT