Post #3514190

2026-07-01 12:25 UTC

RE: https://mastodon.social/@esoastronomy/116844616500605008 The impact of satellite constellations on astronomy can get much worse. A new ESO study has quantified not only the effects of the satellite streaks, but also the overall increase in the sky brightness due to (a) millions of faint satellites that create a veil of diffuse light, and (b) sunlight scattered by space mirrors, even when not aiming directly at the observer. 👇 #astronomy #space

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@CubeRootOfTrue@mathstodon.xyz 2026-07-01 12:48

@astro_jcm@mastodon.online You can build an AI on your desktop today that isn't connected to the cloud. Open weights, open source, you don't need a datacenter in space. GPUs are still pricey, and you can rent them on Earth now, but it's computers. It's going to get faster and cheaper and more efficient with time, like computers always do. Except Bitcoin which is designed to get slower and less efficient and cost more

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@Lstn2urmama@mstdn.ca 2026-07-01 13:41

@astro_jcm@mastodon.online AND WE WONDER WHY THE WEATHER IS INSANE ... 🚨☠🚨 WHO NEEDS ANOTHER 1.7 MILLION SATELLITES AND WHAT FOR ????

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@can@mstdn.social 2026-07-01 14:11

@astro_jcm@mastodon.online @esoastronomy@mastodon.social First time hearing of Reflect Orbital. Sunlight during night? What the actual fuck? Why?

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@oldclumsy_nowmad@mastodon.social 2026-07-01 14:11

@astro_jcm@mastodon.online Mommy, I don't want to live on this planet. The sky is all scratched up, and the air smells bad. Can we go home now?

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@lobsterofrevenge@mastodon.social 2026-07-01 16:11

@astro_jcm@mastodon.online techbros: "how many divisions do the astronomers have?"

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