Beep@lemmus.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 hours agoA million new SpaceX satellites will destroy the night sky — for everyone on Earthnews.ubc.caexternal-linkmessage-square147linkfedilinkarrow-up1674arrow-down15
arrow-up1669arrow-down1external-linkA million new SpaceX satellites will destroy the night sky — for everyone on Earthnews.ubc.caBeep@lemmus.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 hours agomessage-square147linkfedilink
minus-squaresome_designer_dude@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down3·11 hours agoThere aren’t many animals or insects in low-earth orbit though, thankfully.
minus-squareTheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·11 hours agoYeah but they use the light to navigate too. They use this planet too.
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 hours agoI think local illumination is probably going to be more of a problem than reflected light of a satellite.
minus-squarealsimoneau@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 hours agoBeetles have been shown to rely on the milky way for navigation.
There aren’t many animals or insects in low-earth orbit though, thankfully.
Yeah but they use the light to navigate too. They use this planet too.
I think local illumination is probably going to be more of a problem than reflected light of a satellite.
Beetles have been shown to rely on the milky way for navigation.