• "Satellites and space debris are polluting our night skies."

    From RichA@21:1/5 to All on Sat Apr 1 13:27:29 2023
    https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/satellites-and-space-debris-are-polluting-our-night-skies/

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  • From StarDust@21:1/5 to RichA on Sat Apr 1 23:16:15 2023
    On Saturday, April 1, 2023 at 1:27:31 PM UTC-7, RichA wrote:
    https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/satellites-and-space-debris-are-polluting-our-night-skies/

    More sets going up than coming down!
    Thanks to cheaper launching technologies!

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  • From W@21:1/5 to RichA on Sun Apr 2 05:42:56 2023
    On Saturday, April 1, 2023 at 4:27:31 PM UTC-4, RichA wrote:
    https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/satellites-and-space-debris-are-polluting-our-night-skies/

    Our resident p-zombie hypocrite has not chimed in on this yet; probably burning up fossil fuel somewhere.

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  • From Chris L Peterson@21:1/5 to All on Sun Apr 2 15:43:48 2023
    On Sat, 1 Apr 2023 13:27:29 -0700 (PDT), RichA <rander3128@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/satellites-and-space-debris-are-polluting-our-night-skies/

    They are not visible, they do not interfere with our view of the sky
    in dark sites, they have minimal impact on astronomy, they do not have environmental impact.

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  • From W@21:1/5 to Chris L Peterson on Mon Apr 3 04:51:01 2023
    On Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 5:43:54 PM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Sat, 1 Apr 2023 13:27:29 -0700 (PDT), RichA <rande...@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/satellites-and-space-debris-are-polluting-our-night-skies/

    They are not visible, they do not interfere with our view of the sky
    in dark sites, they have minimal impact on astronomy, they do not have environmental impact.

    Everything in the article is absolutely correct.

    You see, oh feeble-minded one, objects in Earth orbit reflect light from all sources, not just the Sun.

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  • From Chris L Peterson@21:1/5 to All on Mon Apr 3 07:01:19 2023
    On Mon, 3 Apr 2023 04:51:01 -0700 (PDT), W <wsnell01@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    On Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 5:43:54?PM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Sat, 1 Apr 2023 13:27:29 -0700 (PDT), RichA <rande...@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/satellites-and-space-debris-are-polluting-our-night-skies/

    They are not visible, they do not interfere with our view of the sky
    in dark sites, they have minimal impact on astronomy, they do not have
    environmental impact.

    Everything in the article is absolutely correct.

    You see, oh feeble-minded one, objects in Earth orbit reflect light from all sources, not just the Sun.

    The fact remains that everything I pointed out is factually correct.

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  • From W@21:1/5 to Chris L Peterson on Tue Apr 4 03:22:01 2023
    On Monday, April 3, 2023 at 9:01:23 AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Mon, 3 Apr 2023 04:51:01 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 5:43:54?PM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Sat, 1 Apr 2023 13:27:29 -0700 (PDT), RichA <rande...@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/satellites-and-space-debris-are-polluting-our-night-skies/

    They are not visible, they do not interfere with our view of the sky
    in dark sites, they have minimal impact on astronomy, they do not have
    environmental impact.

    Everything in the article is absolutely correct.

    You see, oh feeble-minded one, objects in Earth orbit reflect light from all sources, not just the Sun.
    The fact remains that everything I pointed out is factually correct.

    Astronomers disagree with you.

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  • From Chris L Peterson@21:1/5 to All on Tue Apr 4 06:52:00 2023
    On Tue, 4 Apr 2023 03:22:01 -0700 (PDT), W <wsnell01@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    On Monday, April 3, 2023 at 9:01:23?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Mon, 3 Apr 2023 04:51:01 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 5:43:54?PM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Sat, 1 Apr 2023 13:27:29 -0700 (PDT), RichA <rande...@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/satellites-and-space-debris-are-polluting-our-night-skies/

    They are not visible, they do not interfere with our view of the sky
    in dark sites, they have minimal impact on astronomy, they do not have
    environmental impact.

    Everything in the article is absolutely correct.

    You see, oh feeble-minded one, objects in Earth orbit reflect light from all sources, not just the Sun.
    The fact remains that everything I pointed out is factually correct.

    Astronomers disagree with you.

    No. A few astronomers are impacted. But most are not. Our skies are
    visually the same as they have always been, excepting the growth of ground-based light pollution. Satellites don't cause problems with the
    vast majority of astronomy.

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  • From W@21:1/5 to Chris L Peterson on Wed Apr 5 06:36:33 2023
    On Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 8:52:04 AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Tue, 4 Apr 2023 03:22:01 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Monday, April 3, 2023 at 9:01:23?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Mon, 3 Apr 2023 04:51:01 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 5:43:54?PM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Sat, 1 Apr 2023 13:27:29 -0700 (PDT), RichA <rande...@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/satellites-and-space-debris-are-polluting-our-night-skies/

    They are not visible, they do not interfere with our view of the sky >> >> in dark sites, they have minimal impact on astronomy, they do not have >> >> environmental impact.

    Everything in the article is absolutely correct.

    You see, oh feeble-minded one, objects in Earth orbit reflect light from all sources, not just the Sun.
    The fact remains that everything I pointed out is factually correct.

    Astronomers disagree with you.
    No. A few astronomers are impacted. But most are not. Our skies are
    visually the same as they have always been, excepting the growth of ground-based light pollution. Satellites don't cause problems with the
    vast majority of astronomy.

    Everything that you have written contradicts the article. The article contains only facts.

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  • From Chris L Peterson@21:1/5 to All on Wed Apr 5 08:26:03 2023
    On Wed, 5 Apr 2023 06:36:33 -0700 (PDT), W <wsnell01@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    On Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 8:52:04?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Tue, 4 Apr 2023 03:22:01 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Monday, April 3, 2023 at 9:01:23?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Mon, 3 Apr 2023 04:51:01 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 5:43:54?PM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Sat, 1 Apr 2023 13:27:29 -0700 (PDT), RichA <rande...@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/satellites-and-space-debris-are-polluting-our-night-skies/

    They are not visible, they do not interfere with our view of the sky >> >> >> in dark sites, they have minimal impact on astronomy, they do not have >> >> >> environmental impact.

    Everything in the article is absolutely correct.

    You see, oh feeble-minded one, objects in Earth orbit reflect light from all sources, not just the Sun.
    The fact remains that everything I pointed out is factually correct.

    Astronomers disagree with you.
    No. A few astronomers are impacted. But most are not. Our skies are
    visually the same as they have always been, excepting the growth of
    ground-based light pollution. Satellites don't cause problems with the
    vast majority of astronomy.

    Everything that you have written contradicts the article. The article contains only facts.

    Nope.

    Objectively, we don't see a sky full of satellites with our eyes. And objectively, satellites almost never impact astroimaging.

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  • From W@21:1/5 to Chris L Peterson on Wed Apr 5 08:49:50 2023
    On Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 10:26:07 AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Wed, 5 Apr 2023 06:36:33 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 8:52:04?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Tue, 4 Apr 2023 03:22:01 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Monday, April 3, 2023 at 9:01:23?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Mon, 3 Apr 2023 04:51:01 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 5:43:54?PM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote: >> >> >> On Sat, 1 Apr 2023 13:27:29 -0700 (PDT), RichA <rande...@gmail.com> >> >> >> wrote:

    https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/satellites-and-space-debris-are-polluting-our-night-skies/

    They are not visible, they do not interfere with our view of the sky
    in dark sites, they have minimal impact on astronomy, they do not have
    environmental impact.

    Everything in the article is absolutely correct.

    You see, oh feeble-minded one, objects in Earth orbit reflect light from all sources, not just the Sun.
    The fact remains that everything I pointed out is factually correct. >> >
    Astronomers disagree with you.
    No. A few astronomers are impacted. But most are not. Our skies are
    visually the same as they have always been, excepting the growth of
    ground-based light pollution. Satellites don't cause problems with the
    vast majority of astronomy.

    Everything that you have written contradicts the article. The article contains only facts.
    Nope.

    Objectively, we don't see a sky full of satellites with our eyes. And objectively, satellites almost never impact astroimaging.

    Your opinions have nothing to do with the content of the article, nor the topic of the thread.

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  • From Chris L Peterson@21:1/5 to All on Wed Apr 5 12:02:04 2023
    On Wed, 5 Apr 2023 08:49:50 -0700 (PDT), W <wsnell01@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    On Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 10:26:07?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Wed, 5 Apr 2023 06:36:33 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 8:52:04?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Tue, 4 Apr 2023 03:22:01 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Monday, April 3, 2023 at 9:01:23?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Mon, 3 Apr 2023 04:51:01 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 5:43:54?PM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote: >> >> >> >> On Sat, 1 Apr 2023 13:27:29 -0700 (PDT), RichA <rande...@gmail.com> >> >> >> >> wrote:

    https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/satellites-and-space-debris-are-polluting-our-night-skies/

    They are not visible, they do not interfere with our view of the sky
    in dark sites, they have minimal impact on astronomy, they do not have
    environmental impact.

    Everything in the article is absolutely correct.

    You see, oh feeble-minded one, objects in Earth orbit reflect light from all sources, not just the Sun.
    The fact remains that everything I pointed out is factually correct. >> >> >
    Astronomers disagree with you.
    No. A few astronomers are impacted. But most are not. Our skies are
    visually the same as they have always been, excepting the growth of
    ground-based light pollution. Satellites don't cause problems with the
    vast majority of astronomy.

    Everything that you have written contradicts the article. The article contains only facts.
    Nope.

    Objectively, we don't see a sky full of satellites with our eyes. And
    objectively, satellites almost never impact astroimaging.

    Your opinions have nothing to do with the content of the article, nor the topic of the thread.

    The points I stated are not opinions. They are facts.

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  • From W@21:1/5 to Chris L Peterson on Wed Apr 5 20:32:51 2023
    On Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 2:02:08 PM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Wed, 5 Apr 2023 08:49:50 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 10:26:07?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote: >> On Wed, 5 Apr 2023 06:36:33 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 8:52:04?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote: >> >> On Tue, 4 Apr 2023 03:22:01 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Monday, April 3, 2023 at 9:01:23?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote: >> >> >> On Mon, 3 Apr 2023 04:51:01 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 5:43:54?PM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Sat, 1 Apr 2023 13:27:29 -0700 (PDT), RichA <rande...@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/satellites-and-space-debris-are-polluting-our-night-skies/

    They are not visible, they do not interfere with our view of the sky
    in dark sites, they have minimal impact on astronomy, they do not have
    environmental impact.

    Everything in the article is absolutely correct.

    You see, oh feeble-minded one, objects in Earth orbit reflect light from all sources, not just the Sun.
    The fact remains that everything I pointed out is factually correct.

    Astronomers disagree with you.
    No. A few astronomers are impacted. But most are not. Our skies are
    visually the same as they have always been, excepting the growth of
    ground-based light pollution. Satellites don't cause problems with the >> >> vast majority of astronomy.

    Everything that you have written contradicts the article. The article contains only facts.
    Nope.

    Objectively, we don't see a sky full of satellites with our eyes. And
    objectively, satellites almost never impact astroimaging.

    Your opinions have nothing to do with the content of the article, nor the topic of the thread.
    The points I stated are not opinions. They are facts.

    No, they are opinions. Facts can be found in the article.

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  • From Chris L Peterson@21:1/5 to All on Thu Apr 6 07:14:51 2023
    On Wed, 5 Apr 2023 20:32:51 -0700 (PDT), W <wsnell01@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    On Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 2:02:08?PM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Wed, 5 Apr 2023 08:49:50 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 10:26:07?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote: >> >> On Wed, 5 Apr 2023 06:36:33 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 8:52:04?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote: >> >> >> On Tue, 4 Apr 2023 03:22:01 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Monday, April 3, 2023 at 9:01:23?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote: >> >> >> >> On Mon, 3 Apr 2023 04:51:01 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 5:43:54?PM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Sat, 1 Apr 2023 13:27:29 -0700 (PDT), RichA <rande...@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/satellites-and-space-debris-are-polluting-our-night-skies/

    They are not visible, they do not interfere with our view of the sky
    in dark sites, they have minimal impact on astronomy, they do not have
    environmental impact.

    Everything in the article is absolutely correct.

    You see, oh feeble-minded one, objects in Earth orbit reflect light from all sources, not just the Sun.
    The fact remains that everything I pointed out is factually correct.

    Astronomers disagree with you.
    No. A few astronomers are impacted. But most are not. Our skies are
    visually the same as they have always been, excepting the growth of
    ground-based light pollution. Satellites don't cause problems with the >> >> >> vast majority of astronomy.

    Everything that you have written contradicts the article. The article contains only facts.
    Nope.

    Objectively, we don't see a sky full of satellites with our eyes. And
    objectively, satellites almost never impact astroimaging.

    Your opinions have nothing to do with the content of the article, nor the topic of the thread.
    The points I stated are not opinions. They are facts.

    No, they are opinions. Facts can be found in the article.

    If you had ever been out under the night sky, or taken an astroimage,
    you'd know something. But that appears not to be the case.

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  • From W@21:1/5 to Chris L Peterson on Thu Apr 6 16:47:12 2023
    On Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 9:14:55 AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Wed, 5 Apr 2023 20:32:51 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 2:02:08?PM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Wed, 5 Apr 2023 08:49:50 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 10:26:07?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Wed, 5 Apr 2023 06:36:33 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 8:52:04?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Tue, 4 Apr 2023 03:22:01 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Monday, April 3, 2023 at 9:01:23?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Mon, 3 Apr 2023 04:51:01 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com> >> >> >> >> wrote:
    On Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 5:43:54?PM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Sat, 1 Apr 2023 13:27:29 -0700 (PDT), RichA <rande...@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/satellites-and-space-debris-are-polluting-our-night-skies/

    They are not visible, they do not interfere with our view of the sky
    in dark sites, they have minimal impact on astronomy, they do not have
    environmental impact.

    Everything in the article is absolutely correct.

    You see, oh feeble-minded one, objects in Earth orbit reflect light from all sources, not just the Sun.
    The fact remains that everything I pointed out is factually correct.

    Astronomers disagree with you.
    No. A few astronomers are impacted. But most are not. Our skies are >> >> >> visually the same as they have always been, excepting the growth of >> >> >> ground-based light pollution. Satellites don't cause problems with the
    vast majority of astronomy.

    Everything that you have written contradicts the article. The article contains only facts.
    Nope.

    Objectively, we don't see a sky full of satellites with our eyes. And >> >> objectively, satellites almost never impact astroimaging.

    Your opinions have nothing to do with the content of the article, nor the topic of the thread.
    The points I stated are not opinions. They are facts.

    No, they are opinions. Facts can be found in the article.
    If you had ever been out under the night sky, or taken an astroimage,
    you'd know something. But that appears not to be the case.

    Numerous astronomers are sounding the alarm. You are the only contrarian.
    You should learn how to read.

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  • From Chris L Peterson@21:1/5 to All on Thu Apr 6 18:43:39 2023
    On Thu, 6 Apr 2023 16:47:12 -0700 (PDT), W <wsnell01@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    On Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 9:14:55?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Wed, 5 Apr 2023 20:32:51 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 2:02:08?PM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Wed, 5 Apr 2023 08:49:50 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 10:26:07?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Wed, 5 Apr 2023 06:36:33 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 8:52:04?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Tue, 4 Apr 2023 03:22:01 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Monday, April 3, 2023 at 9:01:23?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Mon, 3 Apr 2023 04:51:01 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com> >> >> >> >> >> wrote:
    On Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 5:43:54?PM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Sat, 1 Apr 2023 13:27:29 -0700 (PDT), RichA <rande...@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/satellites-and-space-debris-are-polluting-our-night-skies/

    They are not visible, they do not interfere with our view of the sky
    in dark sites, they have minimal impact on astronomy, they do not have
    environmental impact.

    Everything in the article is absolutely correct.

    You see, oh feeble-minded one, objects in Earth orbit reflect light from all sources, not just the Sun.
    The fact remains that everything I pointed out is factually correct.

    Astronomers disagree with you.
    No. A few astronomers are impacted. But most are not. Our skies are >> >> >> >> visually the same as they have always been, excepting the growth of >> >> >> >> ground-based light pollution. Satellites don't cause problems with the
    vast majority of astronomy.

    Everything that you have written contradicts the article. The article contains only facts.
    Nope.

    Objectively, we don't see a sky full of satellites with our eyes. And >> >> >> objectively, satellites almost never impact astroimaging.

    Your opinions have nothing to do with the content of the article, nor the topic of the thread.
    The points I stated are not opinions. They are facts.

    No, they are opinions. Facts can be found in the article.
    If you had ever been out under the night sky, or taken an astroimage,
    you'd know something. But that appears not to be the case.

    Numerous astronomers are sounding the alarm. You are the only contrarian. >You should learn how to read.

    You should learn how to think. These constellations of satellites
    aren't really naked eye objects, and they aren't bright enough to
    create blooming in the majority of cameras, meaning they don't impact
    either aesthetics or science.

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  • From W@21:1/5 to Chris L Peterson on Thu Apr 6 18:49:45 2023
    On Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 8:43:44 PM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Thu, 6 Apr 2023 16:47:12 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 9:14:55?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Wed, 5 Apr 2023 20:32:51 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 2:02:08?PM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote: >> >> On Wed, 5 Apr 2023 08:49:50 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 10:26:07?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Wed, 5 Apr 2023 06:36:33 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 8:52:04?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Tue, 4 Apr 2023 03:22:01 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com> >> >> >> >> wrote:
    On Monday, April 3, 2023 at 9:01:23?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Mon, 3 Apr 2023 04:51:01 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 5:43:54?PM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Sat, 1 Apr 2023 13:27:29 -0700 (PDT), RichA <rande...@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/satellites-and-space-debris-are-polluting-our-night-skies/

    They are not visible, they do not interfere with our view of the sky
    in dark sites, they have minimal impact on astronomy, they do not have
    environmental impact.

    Everything in the article is absolutely correct.

    You see, oh feeble-minded one, objects in Earth orbit reflect light from all sources, not just the Sun.
    The fact remains that everything I pointed out is factually correct.

    Astronomers disagree with you.
    No. A few astronomers are impacted. But most are not. Our skies are
    visually the same as they have always been, excepting the growth of
    ground-based light pollution. Satellites don't cause problems with the
    vast majority of astronomy.

    Everything that you have written contradicts the article. The article contains only facts.
    Nope.

    Objectively, we don't see a sky full of satellites with our eyes. And
    objectively, satellites almost never impact astroimaging.

    Your opinions have nothing to do with the content of the article, nor the topic of the thread.
    The points I stated are not opinions. They are facts.

    No, they are opinions. Facts can be found in the article.
    If you had ever been out under the night sky, or taken an astroimage,
    you'd know something. But that appears not to be the case.

    Numerous astronomers are sounding the alarm. You are the only contrarian. >You should learn how to read.
    You should learn how to think. These constellations of satellites
    aren't really naked eye objects, and they aren't bright enough to
    create blooming in the majority of cameras, meaning they don't impact
    either aesthetics or science.

    The astronomers say otherwise.
    Their evidence and arguments are sound.
    Yours are not.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From Chris L Peterson@21:1/5 to All on Thu Apr 6 23:03:15 2023
    On Thu, 6 Apr 2023 18:49:45 -0700 (PDT), W <wsnell01@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    You should learn how to think. These constellations of satellites
    aren't really naked eye objects, and they aren't bright enough to
    create blooming in the majority of cameras, meaning they don't impact
    either aesthetics or science.

    The astronomers say otherwise.
    Their evidence and arguments are sound.
    Yours are not.

    A few astronomers say this. Many do not. Again, there is no evidence
    that the satellites are seriously impacting astronomy. A couple of
    survey projects with very fast, large aperture systems have issues.
    Which leaves 99% of the work largely unimpacted. Satellite tracks on
    images are not a problem.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From W@21:1/5 to Chris L Peterson on Fri Apr 7 04:27:32 2023
    On Friday, April 7, 2023 at 1:03:19 AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Thu, 6 Apr 2023 18:49:45 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    You should learn how to think. These constellations of satellites
    aren't really naked eye objects, and they aren't bright enough to
    create blooming in the majority of cameras, meaning they don't impact
    either aesthetics or science.

    The astronomers say otherwise.
    Their evidence and arguments are sound.
    Yours are not.
    A few astronomers say this. Many do not. Again, there is no evidence
    that the satellites are seriously impacting astronomy. A couple of
    survey projects with very fast, large aperture systems have issues.
    Which leaves 99% of the work largely unimpacted. Satellite tracks on
    images are not a problem.

    A few astronomers = MORE than peterson.

    AND they know about the subject and their own projects.

    We are going to listen to the astronomers, NOT to you.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From Chris L Peterson@21:1/5 to All on Fri Apr 7 07:36:10 2023
    On Fri, 7 Apr 2023 04:27:32 -0700 (PDT), W <wsnell01@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    On Friday, April 7, 2023 at 1:03:19?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Thu, 6 Apr 2023 18:49:45 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    You should learn how to think. These constellations of satellites
    aren't really naked eye objects, and they aren't bright enough to
    create blooming in the majority of cameras, meaning they don't impact
    either aesthetics or science.

    The astronomers say otherwise.
    Their evidence and arguments are sound.
    Yours are not.
    A few astronomers say this. Many do not. Again, there is no evidence
    that the satellites are seriously impacting astronomy. A couple of
    survey projects with very fast, large aperture systems have issues.
    Which leaves 99% of the work largely unimpacted. Satellite tracks on
    images are not a problem.

    A few astronomers = MORE than peterson.

    AND they know about the subject and their own projects.

    We are going to listen to the astronomers, NOT to you.

    We. That would be you and the turd in your pocket, I presume.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From W@21:1/5 to Chris L Peterson on Fri Apr 7 09:55:13 2023
    On Friday, April 7, 2023 at 9:36:13 AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Fri, 7 Apr 2023 04:27:32 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Friday, April 7, 2023 at 1:03:19?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Thu, 6 Apr 2023 18:49:45 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    You should learn how to think. These constellations of satellites
    aren't really naked eye objects, and they aren't bright enough to
    create blooming in the majority of cameras, meaning they don't impact >> >> either aesthetics or science.

    The astronomers say otherwise.
    Their evidence and arguments are sound.
    Yours are not.
    A few astronomers say this. Many do not. Again, there is no evidence
    that the satellites are seriously impacting astronomy. A couple of
    survey projects with very fast, large aperture systems have issues.
    Which leaves 99% of the work largely unimpacted. Satellite tracks on
    images are not a problem.

    A few astronomers = MORE than peterson.

    AND they know about the subject and their own projects.

    We are going to listen to the astronomers, NOT to you.
    We. That would be you and the turd in your pocket, I presume.

    "We" is everyone else on the planet, not you. You are the turd.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Chris L Peterson@21:1/5 to All on Fri Apr 7 13:29:18 2023
    On Fri, 7 Apr 2023 09:55:13 -0700 (PDT), W <wsnell01@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    On Friday, April 7, 2023 at 9:36:13?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Fri, 7 Apr 2023 04:27:32 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Friday, April 7, 2023 at 1:03:19?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Thu, 6 Apr 2023 18:49:45 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    You should learn how to think. These constellations of satellites
    aren't really naked eye objects, and they aren't bright enough to
    create blooming in the majority of cameras, meaning they don't impact >> >> >> either aesthetics or science.

    The astronomers say otherwise.
    Their evidence and arguments are sound.
    Yours are not.
    A few astronomers say this. Many do not. Again, there is no evidence
    that the satellites are seriously impacting astronomy. A couple of
    survey projects with very fast, large aperture systems have issues.
    Which leaves 99% of the work largely unimpacted. Satellite tracks on
    images are not a problem.

    A few astronomers = MORE than peterson.

    AND they know about the subject and their own projects.

    We are going to listen to the astronomers, NOT to you.
    We. That would be you and the turd in your pocket, I presume.

    "We" is everyone else on the planet, not you. You are the turd.

    Well, I haven't noticed very many astronomers who are very concerned.
    You have ignored the two most salient points, which is that these
    satellites are not visible to the eye, and that satellite tracks are
    rarely problematic on images.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From Lou B@21:1/5 to All on Fri Apr 7 18:34:30 2023
    Chris, you seem like the kind of guy who just wants to burn fossil fuels, eat steaks, and shit in the creek where other people drink.
    and that is fine, except nobody likes you.

    I catch satellite in my images all the time. is it a problem for me. not really. ruins a few subs. I'm not doing anything important. It's just a hobby.
    Weather or not astronomy in general is being impacted. Probably to some degree.
    If i was buying time on an expensive telescope array and a few things get messed up, maybe i miss the big dinosaur extinction meteor cause of Elon Musk's space crap.

    Is all the junk in the sky a problem for future satellite, most definitively yes.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From W@21:1/5 to Lou B on Sat Apr 8 03:28:07 2023
    On Friday, April 7, 2023 at 9:34:32 PM UTC-4, Lou B wrote:
    Chris, you seem like the kind of guy who just wants to burn fossil fuels, eat steaks, and shit in the creek where other people drink.
    and that is fine, except nobody likes you.

    I catch satellite in my images all the time. is it a problem for me. not really. ruins a few subs. I'm not doing anything important. It's just a hobby.
    Weather or not astronomy in general is being impacted. Probably to some degree.
    If i was buying time on an expensive telescope array and a few things get messed up, maybe i miss the big dinosaur extinction meteor cause of Elon Musk's space crap.

    Is all the junk in the sky a problem for future satellite, most definitively yes.

    peterson is primarily concerned about getting Internet service way out in the boonies.

    He is also concerned about your carbon footprint, but not his own.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From W@21:1/5 to Chris L Peterson on Sat Apr 8 03:26:01 2023
    On Friday, April 7, 2023 at 3:29:22 PM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Fri, 7 Apr 2023 09:55:13 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Friday, April 7, 2023 at 9:36:13?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Fri, 7 Apr 2023 04:27:32 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Friday, April 7, 2023 at 1:03:19?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Thu, 6 Apr 2023 18:49:45 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    You should learn how to think. These constellations of satellites >> >> >> aren't really naked eye objects, and they aren't bright enough to >> >> >> create blooming in the majority of cameras, meaning they don't impact
    either aesthetics or science.

    The astronomers say otherwise.
    Their evidence and arguments are sound.
    Yours are not.
    A few astronomers say this. Many do not. Again, there is no evidence >> >> that the satellites are seriously impacting astronomy. A couple of
    survey projects with very fast, large aperture systems have issues.
    Which leaves 99% of the work largely unimpacted. Satellite tracks on >> >> images are not a problem.

    A few astronomers = MORE than peterson.

    AND they know about the subject and their own projects.

    We are going to listen to the astronomers, NOT to you.
    We. That would be you and the turd in your pocket, I presume.

    "We" is everyone else on the planet, not you. You are the turd.
    Well, I haven't noticed very many astronomers who are very concerned.
    You have ignored the two most salient points, which is that these
    satellites are not visible to the eye, and that satellite tracks are
    rarely problematic on images.

    The fact that you are unobservant is not important.
    The fact that the astronomers have valid concerns about space junk is important.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From Chris L Peterson@21:1/5 to All on Sat Apr 8 07:02:01 2023
    On Fri, 7 Apr 2023 18:34:30 -0700 (PDT), Lou B <weegieb@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    Chris, you seem like the kind of guy who just wants to burn fossil fuels, eat steaks, and shit in the creek where other people drink.
    and that is fine, except nobody likes you.

    I catch satellite in my images all the time. is it a problem for me. not really. ruins a few subs. I'm not doing anything important. It's just a hobby.
    Weather or not astronomy in general is being impacted. Probably to some degree.
    If i was buying time on an expensive telescope array and a few things get messed up, maybe i miss the big dinosaur extinction meteor cause of Elon Musk's space crap.

    Is all the junk in the sky a problem for future satellite, most definitively yes.

    Please explain how a satellite track ruins a sub. I've shot probably
    500 ten-minute subs over the last month or two, and maybe one in five
    has a satellite or airplane passing through, and not a one of those
    subs didn't get integrated into the final image.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From Chris L Peterson@21:1/5 to All on Sat Apr 8 09:12:59 2023
    On Sat, 8 Apr 2023 07:54:00 -0700 (PDT), W <wsnell01@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    On Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 9:02:42?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Sat, 8 Apr 2023 03:26:01 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Friday, April 7, 2023 at 3:29:22?PM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Fri, 7 Apr 2023 09:55:13 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Friday, April 7, 2023 at 9:36:13?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Fri, 7 Apr 2023 04:27:32 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Friday, April 7, 2023 at 1:03:19?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote: >> >> >> >> On Thu, 6 Apr 2023 18:49:45 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    You should learn how to think. These constellations of satellites
    aren't really naked eye objects, and they aren't bright enough to
    create blooming in the majority of cameras, meaning they don't impact
    either aesthetics or science.

    The astronomers say otherwise.
    Their evidence and arguments are sound.
    Yours are not.
    A few astronomers say this. Many do not. Again, there is no evidence
    that the satellites are seriously impacting astronomy. A couple of >> >> >> >> survey projects with very fast, large aperture systems have issues. >> >> >> >> Which leaves 99% of the work largely unimpacted. Satellite tracks on
    images are not a problem.

    A few astronomers = MORE than peterson.

    AND they know about the subject and their own projects.

    We are going to listen to the astronomers, NOT to you.
    We. That would be you and the turd in your pocket, I presume.

    "We" is everyone else on the planet, not you. You are the turd.
    Well, I haven't noticed very many astronomers who are very concerned.
    You have ignored the two most salient points, which is that these
    satellites are not visible to the eye, and that satellite tracks are
    rarely problematic on images.

    The fact that you are unobservant is not important.
    The fact that the astronomers have valid concerns about space junk is important.
    I'll stick with the 99% of astronomers who haven't suggested it's a
    problem.

    Those "99%" have NOT suggested that it isn't a problem.

    So stick with the "1%" who have sounded the alarm.

    (99% of passengers hadn't suggested that the Titanic would sink... for the first few minutes.)

    You do that. Consensus is central to science, however.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From W@21:1/5 to Chris L Peterson on Sat Apr 8 07:54:00 2023
    On Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 9:02:42 AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Sat, 8 Apr 2023 03:26:01 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Friday, April 7, 2023 at 3:29:22?PM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Fri, 7 Apr 2023 09:55:13 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Friday, April 7, 2023 at 9:36:13?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Fri, 7 Apr 2023 04:27:32 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Friday, April 7, 2023 at 1:03:19?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote: >> >> >> On Thu, 6 Apr 2023 18:49:45 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    You should learn how to think. These constellations of satellites
    aren't really naked eye objects, and they aren't bright enough to
    create blooming in the majority of cameras, meaning they don't impact
    either aesthetics or science.

    The astronomers say otherwise.
    Their evidence and arguments are sound.
    Yours are not.
    A few astronomers say this. Many do not. Again, there is no evidence
    that the satellites are seriously impacting astronomy. A couple of >> >> >> survey projects with very fast, large aperture systems have issues. >> >> >> Which leaves 99% of the work largely unimpacted. Satellite tracks on
    images are not a problem.

    A few astronomers = MORE than peterson.

    AND they know about the subject and their own projects.

    We are going to listen to the astronomers, NOT to you.
    We. That would be you and the turd in your pocket, I presume.

    "We" is everyone else on the planet, not you. You are the turd.
    Well, I haven't noticed very many astronomers who are very concerned.
    You have ignored the two most salient points, which is that these
    satellites are not visible to the eye, and that satellite tracks are
    rarely problematic on images.

    The fact that you are unobservant is not important.
    The fact that the astronomers have valid concerns about space junk is important.
    I'll stick with the 99% of astronomers who haven't suggested it's a
    problem.

    Those "99%" have NOT suggested that it isn't a problem.

    So stick with the "1%" who have sounded the alarm.

    (99% of passengers hadn't suggested that the Titanic would sink... for the first few minutes.)

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From W@21:1/5 to Chris L Peterson on Sat Apr 8 10:23:19 2023
    On Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 11:13:03 AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Sat, 8 Apr 2023 07:54:00 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 9:02:42?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Sat, 8 Apr 2023 03:26:01 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Friday, April 7, 2023 at 3:29:22?PM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Fri, 7 Apr 2023 09:55:13 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Friday, April 7, 2023 at 9:36:13?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote: >> >> >> On Fri, 7 Apr 2023 04:27:32 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Friday, April 7, 2023 at 1:03:19?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Thu, 6 Apr 2023 18:49:45 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com> >> >> >> >> wrote:
    You should learn how to think. These constellations of satellites
    aren't really naked eye objects, and they aren't bright enough to
    create blooming in the majority of cameras, meaning they don't impact
    either aesthetics or science.

    The astronomers say otherwise.
    Their evidence and arguments are sound.
    Yours are not.
    A few astronomers say this. Many do not. Again, there is no evidence
    that the satellites are seriously impacting astronomy. A couple of
    survey projects with very fast, large aperture systems have issues.
    Which leaves 99% of the work largely unimpacted. Satellite tracks on
    images are not a problem.

    A few astronomers = MORE than peterson.

    AND they know about the subject and their own projects.

    We are going to listen to the astronomers, NOT to you.
    We. That would be you and the turd in your pocket, I presume.

    "We" is everyone else on the planet, not you. You are the turd.
    Well, I haven't noticed very many astronomers who are very concerned. >> >> You have ignored the two most salient points, which is that these
    satellites are not visible to the eye, and that satellite tracks are >> >> rarely problematic on images.

    The fact that you are unobservant is not important.
    The fact that the astronomers have valid concerns about space junk is important.
    I'll stick with the 99% of astronomers who haven't suggested it's a
    problem.

    Those "99%" have NOT suggested that it isn't a problem.

    So stick with the "1%" who have sounded the alarm.

    (99% of passengers hadn't suggested that the Titanic would sink... for the first few minutes.)
    You do that. Consensus is central to science, however.

    Silence of the "99%" does not mean consensus.

    There is a consensus among the "1%" who see the problem.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Chris L Peterson@21:1/5 to All on Sat Apr 8 16:28:08 2023
    On Sat, 8 Apr 2023 10:23:19 -0700 (PDT), W <wsnell01@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    On Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 11:13:03?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Sat, 8 Apr 2023 07:54:00 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 9:02:42?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Sat, 8 Apr 2023 03:26:01 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Friday, April 7, 2023 at 3:29:22?PM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Fri, 7 Apr 2023 09:55:13 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Friday, April 7, 2023 at 9:36:13?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote: >> >> >> >> On Fri, 7 Apr 2023 04:27:32 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Friday, April 7, 2023 at 1:03:19?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Thu, 6 Apr 2023 18:49:45 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com> >> >> >> >> >> wrote:
    You should learn how to think. These constellations of satellites
    aren't really naked eye objects, and they aren't bright enough to
    create blooming in the majority of cameras, meaning they don't impact
    either aesthetics or science.

    The astronomers say otherwise.
    Their evidence and arguments are sound.
    Yours are not.
    A few astronomers say this. Many do not. Again, there is no evidence
    that the satellites are seriously impacting astronomy. A couple of
    survey projects with very fast, large aperture systems have issues.
    Which leaves 99% of the work largely unimpacted. Satellite tracks on
    images are not a problem.

    A few astronomers = MORE than peterson.

    AND they know about the subject and their own projects.

    We are going to listen to the astronomers, NOT to you.
    We. That would be you and the turd in your pocket, I presume.

    "We" is everyone else on the planet, not you. You are the turd.
    Well, I haven't noticed very many astronomers who are very concerned. >> >> >> You have ignored the two most salient points, which is that these
    satellites are not visible to the eye, and that satellite tracks are >> >> >> rarely problematic on images.

    The fact that you are unobservant is not important.
    The fact that the astronomers have valid concerns about space junk is important.
    I'll stick with the 99% of astronomers who haven't suggested it's a
    problem.

    Those "99%" have NOT suggested that it isn't a problem.

    So stick with the "1%" who have sounded the alarm.

    (99% of passengers hadn't suggested that the Titanic would sink... for the first few minutes.)
    You do that. Consensus is central to science, however.

    Silence of the "99%" does not mean consensus.

    There is a consensus among the "1%" who see the problem.

    You clearly don't know what the word means.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From RichA@21:1/5 to RichA on Sat Apr 8 16:06:41 2023
    On Saturday, 1 April 2023 at 16:27:31 UTC-4, RichA wrote:
    https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/satellites-and-space-debris-are-polluting-our-night-skies/

    I'd just like to add that this idiotic rush to "allow the entire world to communicate" is mostly responsible for the hordes of migrants we see
    trying to flood Europe and the U.S. today.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Chris L Peterson@21:1/5 to All on Sat Apr 8 17:55:17 2023
    On Sat, 8 Apr 2023 16:06:41 -0700 (PDT), RichA <rander3128@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    On Saturday, 1 April 2023 at 16:27:31 UTC-4, RichA wrote:
    https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/satellites-and-space-debris-are-polluting-our-night-skies/

    I'd just like to add that this idiotic rush to "allow the entire world to communicate" is mostly responsible for the hordes of migrants we see
    trying to flood Europe and the U.S. today.

    Racist pig.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From W@21:1/5 to Chris L Peterson on Sat Apr 8 18:18:27 2023
    On Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 7:55:21 PM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Sat, 8 Apr 2023 16:06:41 -0700 (PDT), RichA <rande...@gmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Saturday, 1 April 2023 at 16:27:31 UTC-4, RichA wrote:
    https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/satellites-and-space-debris-are-polluting-our-night-skies/

    I'd just like to add that this idiotic rush to "allow the entire world to communicate" is mostly responsible for the hordes of migrants we see
    trying to flood Europe and the U.S. today.
    Racist pig.

    Pot, meet Kettle.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From palsing@21:1/5 to All on Sat Apr 8 18:45:56 2023
    On Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 6:17:15 PM UTC-7, W wrote:

    The astronomers who are not complaining have not reached a "consensus" because they have not even discussed the situation.

    Exactly what evidence do you have to offer in support of this claim? I'm guessing that you are just making it up as you go along...

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From W@21:1/5 to RichA on Sat Apr 8 18:23:11 2023
    On Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 7:06:43 PM UTC-4, RichA wrote:
    On Saturday, 1 April 2023 at 16:27:31 UTC-4, RichA wrote:
    https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/satellites-and-space-debris-are-polluting-our-night-skies/

    I'd just like to add that this idiotic rush to "allow the entire world to communicate" is mostly responsible for the hordes of migrants we see
    trying to flood Europe and the U.S. today.

    Not sure about that. However, seeing how people in developed countries use the Internet, why would anyone think that people in undeveloped countries will automatically find better uses for it? More of the same.

    Giving Internet access to far-flung, off-the-beaten-path places will only encourage people to invade such environmentally-sensitive areas to an even greater extent.

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  • From W@21:1/5 to Chris L Peterson on Sat Apr 8 18:17:13 2023
    On Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 6:29:13 PM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Sat, 8 Apr 2023 10:23:19 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 11:13:03?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Sat, 8 Apr 2023 07:54:00 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 9:02:42?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote: >> >> On Sat, 8 Apr 2023 03:26:01 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Friday, April 7, 2023 at 3:29:22?PM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote: >> >> >> On Fri, 7 Apr 2023 09:55:13 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Friday, April 7, 2023 at 9:36:13?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Fri, 7 Apr 2023 04:27:32 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com> >> >> >> >> wrote:
    On Friday, April 7, 2023 at 1:03:19?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Thu, 6 Apr 2023 18:49:45 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    You should learn how to think. These constellations of satellites
    aren't really naked eye objects, and they aren't bright enough to
    create blooming in the majority of cameras, meaning they don't impact
    either aesthetics or science.

    The astronomers say otherwise.
    Their evidence and arguments are sound.
    Yours are not.
    A few astronomers say this. Many do not. Again, there is no evidence
    that the satellites are seriously impacting astronomy. A couple of
    survey projects with very fast, large aperture systems have issues.
    Which leaves 99% of the work largely unimpacted. Satellite tracks on
    images are not a problem.

    A few astronomers = MORE than peterson.

    AND they know about the subject and their own projects.

    We are going to listen to the astronomers, NOT to you.
    We. That would be you and the turd in your pocket, I presume.

    "We" is everyone else on the planet, not you. You are the turd.
    Well, I haven't noticed very many astronomers who are very concerned.
    You have ignored the two most salient points, which is that these >> >> >> satellites are not visible to the eye, and that satellite tracks are
    rarely problematic on images.

    The fact that you are unobservant is not important.
    The fact that the astronomers have valid concerns about space junk is important.
    I'll stick with the 99% of astronomers who haven't suggested it's a
    problem.

    Those "99%" have NOT suggested that it isn't a problem.

    So stick with the "1%" who have sounded the alarm.

    (99% of passengers hadn't suggested that the Titanic would sink... for the first few minutes.)
    You do that. Consensus is central to science, however.

    Silence of the "99%" does not mean consensus.

    There is a consensus among the "1%" who see the problem.
    You clearly don't know what the word means.

    The astronomers who are not complaining have not reached a "consensus" because they have not even discussed the situation.

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  • From W@21:1/5 to palsing on Sun Apr 9 03:38:22 2023
    On Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 9:45:58 PM UTC-4, palsing wrote:
    On Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 6:17:15 PM UTC-7, W wrote:

    The astronomers who are not complaining have not reached a "consensus" because they have not even discussed the situation.
    Exactly what evidence do you have to offer in support of this claim?

    Present YOUR evidence to the contrary.

    And remember, only a few hundred out of thousands of IAU members voted to demote Pluto to a "dwarf planet" (whatever the heck that is.)

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  • From Chris L Peterson@21:1/5 to All on Sun Apr 9 07:29:44 2023
    On Sat, 8 Apr 2023 18:17:13 -0700 (PDT), W <wsnell01@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    Silence of the "99%" does not mean consensus.

    There is a consensus among the "1%" who see the problem.
    You clearly don't know what the word means.

    The astronomers who are not complaining have not reached a "consensus" because they have not even discussed the situation.

    I've encountered lots of discussion, at one conference in person, a
    couple of online ones, and in discussion forums. The reason that most astronomers aren't complaining is because they have no reason to,
    since satellites don't impact their work.

    As noted (and ignored by you, since you don't understand how images
    are made) only a very small subset of astronomical imaging projects
    have the potential for satellites to be problematic.

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  • From Chris L Peterson@21:1/5 to All on Sun Apr 9 07:30:16 2023
    On Sat, 8 Apr 2023 18:18:27 -0700 (PDT), W <wsnell01@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    On Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 7:55:21?PM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Sat, 8 Apr 2023 16:06:41 -0700 (PDT), RichA <rande...@gmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Saturday, 1 April 2023 at 16:27:31 UTC-4, RichA wrote:
    https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/satellites-and-space-debris-are-polluting-our-night-skies/

    I'd just like to add that this idiotic rush to "allow the entire world to communicate" is mostly responsible for the hordes of migrants we see
    trying to flood Europe and the U.S. today.
    Racist pig.

    Pot, meet Kettle.

    I didn't know the two of you had met. But it's hardly suprising. Klan
    rally?

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  • From palsing@21:1/5 to All on Sun Apr 9 10:15:14 2023
    On Sunday, April 9, 2023 at 3:38:23 AM UTC-7, W wrote:
    On Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 9:45:58 PM UTC-4, palsing wrote:
    On Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 6:17:15 PM UTC-7, W wrote:

    The astronomers who are not complaining have not reached a "consensus" because they have not even discussed the situation.
    Exactly what evidence do you have to offer in support of this claim?

    Present YOUR evidence to the contrary.

    Not exactly kosher to answer a question with a question... people might think that you don't actually have an answer... after all, it is *you* who made the claim, so it is *you* who is called upon to support it. I have made no claim whatsoever!

    And remember, only a few hundred out of thousands of IAU members voted to demote Pluto to a "dwarf planet" (whatever the heck that is.)

    Yes, I agree that was not the right thing to do. If I were king I would have gone ahead and changed the definitions as they did, but I would have grandfathered in Pluto as a planet so everybody wins. Just my opinion, of couree.

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  • From W@21:1/5 to palsing on Sun Apr 9 11:28:26 2023
    On Sunday, April 9, 2023 at 1:15:16 PM UTC-4, palsing wrote:

    Not exactly kosher to answer a question with a question... people might think that you don't actually have an answer... after all, it is *you* who made the claim, so it is *you* who is called upon to support it. I have made no claim whatsoever!


    My claim is obviously correct, at this time.

    Now by what evidence do you dispute it?

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  • From Gerald Kelleher@21:1/5 to palsing on Sun Apr 9 11:47:53 2023
    On Sunday, April 9, 2023 at 6:15:16 PM UTC+1, palsing wrote:


    And remember, only a few hundred out of thousands of IAU members voted to demote Pluto to a "dwarf planet" (whatever the heck that is.)
    Yes, I agree that was not the right thing to do. If I were king I would have gone ahead and changed the definitions as they did, but I would have grandfathered in Pluto as a planet so everybody wins. Just my opinion, of course.

    A planet was never isolated by an observation, by size or any other trait.

    A planet and its 'wandering' motion was gauged against the direct motion of the Sun relative to the orbital plane and against the constellations-

    https://astro.dur.ac.uk/~ams/users/sun_ecliptic.gif

    "Moreover, we see the other five planets also retrograde at times, and stationary at either end [of the regression]. And whereas the sun
    always advances along its own direct path, they wander in various
    ways, straying sometimes to the south and sometimes to the north; that
    is why they are called "planets" [wanderers]. Copernicus

    The unsightly spectacle of RA/Dec enthusiasts trying to re-define a planet by size because their relatively recent framework has the Sun also wandering along with the planets in RA/Dec

    https://astro.dur.ac.uk/~ams/users/solar_year.gif

    Rather than recoil, the opportunity is there to take note of the original definition of a planet, and alter the Sun in ecliptic longitude to the new framework where the Sun is central and stationary, for the purpose of solar system structure, while the
    planets move in their natural orbits around the Sun-

    https://sol24.net/data/html/SOHO/C3/96H/VIDEO/

    Why waste another day?. Mistakes were made by people who are unfamiliar with an astronomical heritage.

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  • From W@21:1/5 to Chris L Peterson on Sun Apr 9 11:29:41 2023
    On Sunday, April 9, 2023 at 9:30:20 AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Sat, 8 Apr 2023 18:18:27 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 7:55:21?PM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Sat, 8 Apr 2023 16:06:41 -0700 (PDT), RichA <rande...@gmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Saturday, 1 April 2023 at 16:27:31 UTC-4, RichA wrote:
    https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/satellites-and-space-debris-are-polluting-our-night-skies/

    I'd just like to add that this idiotic rush to "allow the entire world to communicate" is mostly responsible for the hordes of migrants we see
    trying to flood Europe and the U.S. today.
    Racist pig.

    Pot, meet Kettle.
    I didn't know the two of you had met. But it's hardly suprising. Klan
    rally?

    Describe the demographics of your current county of residence.

    And watch those libelous comments...

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  • From Chris L Peterson@21:1/5 to All on Sun Apr 9 13:32:09 2023
    On Sun, 9 Apr 2023 11:29:41 -0700 (PDT), W <wsnell01@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    On Sunday, April 9, 2023 at 9:30:20?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Sat, 8 Apr 2023 18:18:27 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 7:55:21?PM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Sat, 8 Apr 2023 16:06:41 -0700 (PDT), RichA <rande...@gmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Saturday, 1 April 2023 at 16:27:31 UTC-4, RichA wrote:
    https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/satellites-and-space-debris-are-polluting-our-night-skies/

    I'd just like to add that this idiotic rush to "allow the entire world to communicate" is mostly responsible for the hordes of migrants we see
    trying to flood Europe and the U.S. today.
    Racist pig.

    Pot, meet Kettle.
    I didn't know the two of you had met. But it's hardly suprising. Klan
    rally?

    Describe the demographics of your current county of residence.

    And watch those libelous comments...

    That's the best you have? I wonder how many logical fallacies we could
    point to there?

    We could look to where you live, the heart of white Christian
    supremacy in this country. But I would not claim that where you live
    makes you such... although your actual words rather point in that
    direction.

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  • From palsing@21:1/5 to All on Sun Apr 9 14:39:23 2023
    On Sunday, April 9, 2023 at 11:28:28 AM UTC-7, W wrote:
    On Sunday, April 9, 2023 at 1:15:16 PM UTC-4, palsing wrote:

    Not exactly kosher to answer a question with a question... people might think that you don't actually have an answer... after all, it is *you* who made the claim, so it is *you* who is called upon to support it. I have made no claim whatsoever!

    My claim is obviously correct, at this time.

    Now by what evidence do you dispute it?

    i did not claim to dispute it, I only asked for you to support *your* claim. It seems as though this task is impossible for you to complete.

    So, you cannot support a claim you have made with actual evidence, instead saying that the evidence is obvious. The only thing obvious here is that you are a liar and a coward. Why am I not surprised?

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  • From W@21:1/5 to palsing on Sun Apr 9 15:38:16 2023
    On Sunday, April 9, 2023 at 5:39:24 PM UTC-4, palsing wrote:
    On Sunday, April 9, 2023 at 11:28:28 AM UTC-7, W wrote:
    On Sunday, April 9, 2023 at 1:15:16 PM UTC-4, palsing wrote:

    Not exactly kosher to answer a question with a question... people might think that you don't actually have an answer... after all, it is *you* who made the claim, so it is *you* who is called upon to support it. I have made no claim whatsoever!

    My claim is obviously correct, at this time.

    Now by what evidence do you dispute it?
    i did not claim to dispute it, I only asked for you to support *your* claim. It seems as though this task is impossible for you to complete.

    So, you cannot support a claim you have made with actual evidence, instead saying that the evidence is obvious. The only thing obvious here is that you are a liar and a coward. Why am I not surprised?
    ===

    Re-read petersen's post about the "99%" of astronomers, then re-read MY response to it. Stop making an ass of yourself.

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  • From W@21:1/5 to Chris L Peterson on Sun Apr 9 15:50:19 2023
    On Sunday, April 9, 2023 at 9:29:48 AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Sat, 8 Apr 2023 18:17:13 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    Silence of the "99%" does not mean consensus.

    There is a consensus among the "1%" who see the problem.
    You clearly don't know what the word means.

    The astronomers who are not complaining have not reached a "consensus" because they have not even discussed the situation.
    I've encountered lots of discussion, at one conference in person, a
    couple of online ones, and in discussion forums. The reason that most astronomers aren't complaining is because they have no reason to,
    since satellites don't impact their work.

    Then we'll listen to the complaints of those who DO have complaints. You implied that it was "1%."

    Have you some stats to support your numbers?

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  • From W@21:1/5 to Chris L Peterson on Sun Apr 9 15:42:11 2023
    On Sunday, April 9, 2023 at 3:32:13 PM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Sun, 9 Apr 2023 11:29:41 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Sunday, April 9, 2023 at 9:30:20?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Sat, 8 Apr 2023 18:18:27 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 7:55:21?PM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote: >> >> On Sat, 8 Apr 2023 16:06:41 -0700 (PDT), RichA <rande...@gmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Saturday, 1 April 2023 at 16:27:31 UTC-4, RichA wrote:
    https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/satellites-and-space-debris-are-polluting-our-night-skies/

    I'd just like to add that this idiotic rush to "allow the entire world to communicate" is mostly responsible for the hordes of migrants we see
    trying to flood Europe and the U.S. today.
    Racist pig.

    Pot, meet Kettle.
    I didn't know the two of you had met. But it's hardly suprising. Klan
    rally?

    Describe the demographics of your current county of residence.

    And watch those libelous comments...
    That's the best you have? I wonder how many logical fallacies we could
    point to there?

    We could look to where you live, the heart of white Christian
    supremacy in this country. But I would not claim that where you live
    makes you such... although your actual words rather point in that
    direction.

    You can point to NO logical fallacies in my answer, because there are not any. You wouldn't even know about such fallacies anyway.

    Neither I nor Rich have mentioned "race" at all. That's all on you.

    My question is about the demographics of your county. Enlighten us.

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  • From palsing@21:1/5 to All on Sun Apr 9 20:06:54 2023
    On Sunday, April 9, 2023 at 3:38:18 PM UTC-7, W wrote:
    On Sunday, April 9, 2023 at 5:39:24 PM UTC-4, palsing wrote:
    On Sunday, April 9, 2023 at 11:28:28 AM UTC-7, W wrote:
    On Sunday, April 9, 2023 at 1:15:16 PM UTC-4, palsing wrote:

    Not exactly kosher to answer a question with a question... people might think that you don't actually have an answer... after all, it is *you* who made the claim, so it is *you* who is called upon to support it. I have made no claim whatsoever!

    My claim is obviously correct, at this time.

    Now by what evidence do you dispute it?
    i did not claim to dispute it, I only asked for you to support *your* claim. It seems as though this task is impossible for you to complete.

    So, you cannot support a claim you have made with actual evidence, instead saying that the evidence is obvious. The only thing obvious here is that you are a liar and a coward. Why am I not surprised?
    ===

    Re-read petersen's post about the "99%" of astronomers, then re-read MY response to it. Stop making an ass of yourself.

    I am not referencing Peterson's statements at all (and you cannot even spell the man's name correctly), I am simply asking you for evidence to support your claim, which was "The astronomers who are not complaining have not reached a "consensus" because
    they have not even discussed the situation."

    This seems to be pulled directly from your cranial calculator's rectal storage facility, and you have already convinced me that you do not have any evidence whatsoever that would support such a claim, otherwise you would have proudly presented it. Why
    can't you just admit that you misspoke? Anyone with 2 functioning neurons can read for themselves that this is the case. You are beating a very dead horse.

    I myself know dozens of amateur astronomers who are mostly imagers and none of them appear have any problems with satellites ruining their images. I will assume that either they discard any images that show trails and stack up the good ones in compiling
    their images or they have some other way of digitally manipulating their data to remove them, but I am completely ignorant about astrophotography and am only speculating about this. In any case, these guys create some truely spectacular images and
    satellites do not seem to be a problem.

    Without evidence you should just STFU.

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  • From Gerald Kelleher@21:1/5 to All on Mon Apr 10 00:49:45 2023
    Experimental theorists don't really care about observations so if observers had to suffer permanent grey skies, it wouldn't make the slightest difference to their pursuit.

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  • From W@21:1/5 to All on Mon Apr 10 03:43:44 2023
    On Sunday, April 9, 2023 at 11:06:56 PM UTC-4, palsing wrote:

    You should not have eaten that little box of stuff that you found in your medicine cabinet yesterday morning.

    It was not Easter candy.

    I am not referencing Peterson's statements at all (and you cannot even spell the man's name correctly), I am simply asking you for evidence to support your claim, which was "The astronomers who are not complaining have not reached a "consensus" because
    they have not even discussed the situation."

    This seems to be pulled directly from your cranial calculator's rectal storage facility, and you have already convinced me that you do not have any evidence whatsoever that would support such a claim, otherwise you would have proudly presented it. Why
    can't you just admit that you misspoke? Anyone with 2 functioning neurons can read for themselves that this is the case. You are beating a very dead horse.

    I myself know dozens of amateur astronomers who are mostly imagers and none of them appear have any problems with satellites ruining their images. I will assume that either they discard any images that show trails and stack up the good ones in
    compiling their images or they have some other way of digitally manipulating their data to remove them, but I am completely ignorant about astrophotography and am only speculating about this. In any case, these guys create some truely spectacular images
    and satellites do not seem to be a problem.

    Without evidence you should just STFU.

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  • From Chris L Peterson@21:1/5 to All on Mon Apr 10 06:37:14 2023
    On Sun, 9 Apr 2023 15:50:19 -0700 (PDT), W <wsnell01@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    On Sunday, April 9, 2023 at 9:29:48?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Sat, 8 Apr 2023 18:17:13 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    Silence of the "99%" does not mean consensus.

    There is a consensus among the "1%" who see the problem.
    You clearly don't know what the word means.

    The astronomers who are not complaining have not reached a "consensus" because they have not even discussed the situation.
    I've encountered lots of discussion, at one conference in person, a
    couple of online ones, and in discussion forums. The reason that most
    astronomers aren't complaining is because they have no reason to,
    since satellites don't impact their work.

    Then we'll listen to the complaints of those who DO have complaints. You implied that it was "1%."

    Have you some stats to support your numbers?

    Indeed, it is far less than 1%. Only the tiniest fraction of
    astronomers are involved in survey work.

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  • From W@21:1/5 to Chris L Peterson on Mon Apr 10 06:59:59 2023
    On Monday, April 10, 2023 at 8:37:18 AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Sun, 9 Apr 2023 15:50:19 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Sunday, April 9, 2023 at 9:29:48?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Sat, 8 Apr 2023 18:17:13 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    Silence of the "99%" does not mean consensus.

    There is a consensus among the "1%" who see the problem.
    You clearly don't know what the word means.

    The astronomers who are not complaining have not reached a "consensus" because they have not even discussed the situation.
    I've encountered lots of discussion, at one conference in person, a
    couple of online ones, and in discussion forums. The reason that most
    astronomers aren't complaining is because they have no reason to,
    since satellites don't impact their work.

    Then we'll listen to the complaints of those who DO have complaints. You implied that it was "1%."

    Have you some stats to support your numbers?
    Indeed, it is far less than 1%. Only the tiniest fraction of
    astronomers are involved in survey work.

    "Tiniest fraction" is not a stat. Provide exact numbers.

    You obviously believe "survey work" to be unimportant.

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  • From W@21:1/5 to RichA on Mon Apr 10 07:56:50 2023
    On Saturday, April 1, 2023 at 4:27:31 PM UTC-4, RichA wrote:
    https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/satellites-and-space-debris-are-polluting-our-night-skies/

    https://spaceweatherarchive.com/2022/09/11/the-controversial-bluewalker-3-satellite/

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  • From W@21:1/5 to palsing on Mon Apr 10 08:01:40 2023
    On Sunday, April 9, 2023 at 11:06:56 PM UTC-4, palsing wrote:

    I am not referencing Peterson's statements at all (and you cannot even spell the man's name correctly),

    YOU cannot even spell YOUR OWN name correctly.

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  • From W@21:1/5 to RichA on Mon Apr 10 08:03:27 2023
    On Saturday, April 1, 2023 at 4:27:31 PM UTC-4, RichA wrote:
    https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/satellites-and-space-debris-are-polluting-our-night-skies/

    https://spaceweatherarchive.com/2022/09/06/dung-beetles-navigate-using-the-milky-way-new-results/

    As usual, this was a collaborative study. palsing and peterson supplied the dung.

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  • From W@21:1/5 to Chris L Peterson on Mon Apr 10 08:08:01 2023
    On Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 5:43:54 PM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Sat, 1 Apr 2023 13:27:29 -0700 (PDT), RichA <rande...@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/satellites-and-space-debris-are-polluting-our-night-skies/

    They are not visible,

    Have you scientific proof of that?

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  • From Chris L Peterson@21:1/5 to All on Mon Apr 10 12:22:26 2023
    On Mon, 10 Apr 2023 06:59:59 -0700 (PDT), W <wsnell01@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    On Monday, April 10, 2023 at 8:37:18?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Sun, 9 Apr 2023 15:50:19 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Sunday, April 9, 2023 at 9:29:48?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Sat, 8 Apr 2023 18:17:13 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    Silence of the "99%" does not mean consensus.

    There is a consensus among the "1%" who see the problem.
    You clearly don't know what the word means.

    The astronomers who are not complaining have not reached a "consensus" because they have not even discussed the situation.
    I've encountered lots of discussion, at one conference in person, a
    couple of online ones, and in discussion forums. The reason that most
    astronomers aren't complaining is because they have no reason to,
    since satellites don't impact their work.

    Then we'll listen to the complaints of those who DO have complaints. You implied that it was "1%."

    Have you some stats to support your numbers?
    Indeed, it is far less than 1%. Only the tiniest fraction of
    astronomers are involved in survey work.

    "Tiniest fraction" is not a stat. Provide exact numbers.

    You obviously believe "survey work" to be unimportant.

    Where did I say it was unimportant? But it is arguably far less
    important that serving billions of people with network access.
    Especially given that there are technical workarounds that allow
    survey work to continue.

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  • From palsing@21:1/5 to All on Mon Apr 10 12:21:55 2023
    On Monday, April 10, 2023 at 8:01:42 AM UTC-7, W wrote:
    On Sunday, April 9, 2023 at 11:06:56 PM UTC-4, palsing wrote:

    I am not referencing Peterson's statements at all (and you cannot even spell the man's name correctly),

    YOU cannot even spell YOUR OWN name correctly.

    An extremely weak attempt to deflect the fact that you cannot support your position with evidence.

    Got it.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From W@21:1/5 to Chris L Peterson on Wed Apr 12 02:32:10 2023
    On Monday, April 10, 2023 at 2:22:30 PM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Mon, 10 Apr 2023 06:59:59 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Monday, April 10, 2023 at 8:37:18?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Sun, 9 Apr 2023 15:50:19 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Sunday, April 9, 2023 at 9:29:48?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Sat, 8 Apr 2023 18:17:13 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    Silence of the "99%" does not mean consensus.

    There is a consensus among the "1%" who see the problem.
    You clearly don't know what the word means.

    The astronomers who are not complaining have not reached a "consensus" because they have not even discussed the situation.
    I've encountered lots of discussion, at one conference in person, a
    couple of online ones, and in discussion forums. The reason that most >> >> astronomers aren't complaining is because they have no reason to,
    since satellites don't impact their work.

    Then we'll listen to the complaints of those who DO have complaints. You implied that it was "1%."

    Have you some stats to support your numbers?
    Indeed, it is far less than 1%. Only the tiniest fraction of
    astronomers are involved in survey work.

    "Tiniest fraction" is not a stat. Provide exact numbers.

    You obviously believe "survey work" to be unimportant.
    Where did I say it was unimportant? But it is arguably far less
    important that serving billions of people with network access.
    Especially given that there are technical workarounds that allow
    survey work to continue.

    The detection of objects in space that can pose a serious threat to Earth is definitely far more important than providing access to TikTok (for example.)

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  • From W@21:1/5 to palsing on Wed Apr 12 02:28:24 2023
    On Monday, April 10, 2023 at 3:21:57 PM UTC-4, palsing wrote:
    On Monday, April 10, 2023 at 8:01:42 AM UTC-7, W wrote:
    On Sunday, April 9, 2023 at 11:06:56 PM UTC-4, palsing wrote:

    I am not referencing Peterson's statements at all (and you cannot even spell the man's name correctly),

    YOU cannot even spell YOUR OWN name correctly.
    An extremely weak attempt to deflect the fact that you cannot support your position with evidence.

    Got it.

    As you were told before, there is no reason to present evidence to support self-evident facts.

    Got it?

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  • From W@21:1/5 to Chris L Peterson on Wed Apr 12 06:56:55 2023
    On Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 9:48:12 AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Wed, 12 Apr 2023 02:32:10 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Monday, April 10, 2023 at 2:22:30?PM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Mon, 10 Apr 2023 06:59:59 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Monday, April 10, 2023 at 8:37:18?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote: >> >> On Sun, 9 Apr 2023 15:50:19 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Sunday, April 9, 2023 at 9:29:48?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote: >> >> >> On Sat, 8 Apr 2023 18:17:13 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    Silence of the "99%" does not mean consensus.

    There is a consensus among the "1%" who see the problem.
    You clearly don't know what the word means.

    The astronomers who are not complaining have not reached a "consensus" because they have not even discussed the situation.
    I've encountered lots of discussion, at one conference in person, a >> >> >> couple of online ones, and in discussion forums. The reason that most
    astronomers aren't complaining is because they have no reason to, >> >> >> since satellites don't impact their work.

    Then we'll listen to the complaints of those who DO have complaints. You implied that it was "1%."

    Have you some stats to support your numbers?
    Indeed, it is far less than 1%. Only the tiniest fraction of
    astronomers are involved in survey work.

    "Tiniest fraction" is not a stat. Provide exact numbers.

    You obviously believe "survey work" to be unimportant.
    Where did I say it was unimportant? But it is arguably far less
    important that serving billions of people with network access.
    Especially given that there are technical workarounds that allow
    survey work to continue.

    The detection of objects in space that can pose a serious threat to Earth is definitely far more important than providing access to TikTok (for example.)
    Most of the objects that pose a threat can only be detected by
    space-based systems. And as noted, survey projects can and will
    continue with simple methods to minimize problems with satellite interference.

    "Most" isn't good enough. It only takes one such object to create a catastrophe. These satellites will interfere with the search.

    So we are back to my earlier comment; 'The astronomers who are not complaining have not reached a "consensus" because they have not even discussed the situation.'

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  • From Chris L Peterson@21:1/5 to All on Wed Apr 12 07:48:08 2023
    On Wed, 12 Apr 2023 02:32:10 -0700 (PDT), W <wsnell01@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    On Monday, April 10, 2023 at 2:22:30?PM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Mon, 10 Apr 2023 06:59:59 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Monday, April 10, 2023 at 8:37:18?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Sun, 9 Apr 2023 15:50:19 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Sunday, April 9, 2023 at 9:29:48?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Sat, 8 Apr 2023 18:17:13 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    Silence of the "99%" does not mean consensus.

    There is a consensus among the "1%" who see the problem.
    You clearly don't know what the word means.

    The astronomers who are not complaining have not reached a "consensus" because they have not even discussed the situation.
    I've encountered lots of discussion, at one conference in person, a
    couple of online ones, and in discussion forums. The reason that most >> >> >> astronomers aren't complaining is because they have no reason to,
    since satellites don't impact their work.

    Then we'll listen to the complaints of those who DO have complaints. You implied that it was "1%."

    Have you some stats to support your numbers?
    Indeed, it is far less than 1%. Only the tiniest fraction of
    astronomers are involved in survey work.

    "Tiniest fraction" is not a stat. Provide exact numbers.

    You obviously believe "survey work" to be unimportant.
    Where did I say it was unimportant? But it is arguably far less
    important that serving billions of people with network access.
    Especially given that there are technical workarounds that allow
    survey work to continue.

    The detection of objects in space that can pose a serious threat to Earth is definitely far more important than providing access to TikTok (for example.)

    Most of the objects that pose a threat can only be detected by
    space-based systems. And as noted, survey projects can and will
    continue with simple methods to minimize problems with satellite
    interference.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From Chris L Peterson@21:1/5 to All on Wed Apr 12 08:59:01 2023
    On Wed, 12 Apr 2023 06:56:55 -0700 (PDT), W <wsnell01@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    On Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 9:48:12?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Wed, 12 Apr 2023 02:32:10 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Monday, April 10, 2023 at 2:22:30?PM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Mon, 10 Apr 2023 06:59:59 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Monday, April 10, 2023 at 8:37:18?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote: >> >> >> On Sun, 9 Apr 2023 15:50:19 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Sunday, April 9, 2023 at 9:29:48?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote: >> >> >> >> On Sat, 8 Apr 2023 18:17:13 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    Silence of the "99%" does not mean consensus.

    There is a consensus among the "1%" who see the problem.
    You clearly don't know what the word means.

    The astronomers who are not complaining have not reached a "consensus" because they have not even discussed the situation.
    I've encountered lots of discussion, at one conference in person, a >> >> >> >> couple of online ones, and in discussion forums. The reason that most
    astronomers aren't complaining is because they have no reason to, >> >> >> >> since satellites don't impact their work.

    Then we'll listen to the complaints of those who DO have complaints. You implied that it was "1%."

    Have you some stats to support your numbers?
    Indeed, it is far less than 1%. Only the tiniest fraction of
    astronomers are involved in survey work.

    "Tiniest fraction" is not a stat. Provide exact numbers.

    You obviously believe "survey work" to be unimportant.
    Where did I say it was unimportant? But it is arguably far less
    important that serving billions of people with network access.
    Especially given that there are technical workarounds that allow
    survey work to continue.

    The detection of objects in space that can pose a serious threat to Earth is definitely far more important than providing access to TikTok (for example.)
    Most of the objects that pose a threat can only be detected by
    space-based systems. And as noted, survey projects can and will
    continue with simple methods to minimize problems with satellite
    interference.

    "Most" isn't good enough. It only takes one such object to create a catastrophe. These satellites will interfere with the search.

    So we are back to my earlier comment; 'The astronomers who are not complaining have not reached a "consensus" because they have not even discussed the situation.'

    No, these satellites will have almost no impact on such searches. And
    it will always be "most". You don't throw away something of huge
    benefit for a billion-to-one risk.

    Astronomers have discussed this. Extensively (you wouldn't know, since
    you have no contact with astronomers). And most don't see it as a
    problem. Because for most, it isn't.

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  • From Gerald Kelleher@21:1/5 to Chris L Peterson on Wed Apr 12 08:00:59 2023
    On Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 3:59:06 PM UTC+1, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Wed, 12 Apr 2023 06:56:55 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 9:48:12?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote: >> On Wed, 12 Apr 2023 02:32:10 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Monday, April 10, 2023 at 2:22:30?PM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote: >> >> On Mon, 10 Apr 2023 06:59:59 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Monday, April 10, 2023 at 8:37:18?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Sun, 9 Apr 2023 15:50:19 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Sunday, April 9, 2023 at 9:29:48?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Sat, 8 Apr 2023 18:17:13 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com> >> >> >> >> wrote:
    Silence of the "99%" does not mean consensus.

    There is a consensus among the "1%" who see the problem.
    You clearly don't know what the word means.

    The astronomers who are not complaining have not reached a "consensus" because they have not even discussed the situation.
    I've encountered lots of discussion, at one conference in person, a
    couple of online ones, and in discussion forums. The reason that most
    astronomers aren't complaining is because they have no reason to,
    since satellites don't impact their work.

    Then we'll listen to the complaints of those who DO have complaints. You implied that it was "1%."

    Have you some stats to support your numbers?
    Indeed, it is far less than 1%. Only the tiniest fraction of
    astronomers are involved in survey work.

    "Tiniest fraction" is not a stat. Provide exact numbers.

    You obviously believe "survey work" to be unimportant.
    Where did I say it was unimportant? But it is arguably far less
    important that serving billions of people with network access.
    Especially given that there are technical workarounds that allow
    survey work to continue.

    The detection of objects in space that can pose a serious threat to Earth is definitely far more important than providing access to TikTok (for example.)
    Most of the objects that pose a threat can only be detected by
    space-based systems. And as noted, survey projects can and will
    continue with simple methods to minimize problems with satellite
    interference.

    "Most" isn't good enough. It only takes one such object to create a catastrophe. These satellites will interfere with the search.

    So we are back to my earlier comment; 'The astronomers who are not complaining have not reached a "consensus" because they have not even discussed the situation.'
    No, these satellites will have almost no impact on such searches. And
    it will always be "most". You don't throw away something of huge
    benefit for a billion-to-one risk.

    Astronomers have discussed this. Extensively (you wouldn't know, since
    you have no contact with astronomers). And most don't see it as a
    problem. Because for most, it isn't.

    They are experimental theorists and these people try to prove themselves right rather than actually make observations, interpretations and conclusions.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From W@21:1/5 to Chris L Peterson on Wed Apr 12 10:26:34 2023
    On Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 10:59:06 AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Wed, 12 Apr 2023 06:56:55 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 9:48:12?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote: >> On Wed, 12 Apr 2023 02:32:10 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Monday, April 10, 2023 at 2:22:30?PM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote: >> >> On Mon, 10 Apr 2023 06:59:59 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Monday, April 10, 2023 at 8:37:18?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Sun, 9 Apr 2023 15:50:19 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Sunday, April 9, 2023 at 9:29:48?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Sat, 8 Apr 2023 18:17:13 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com> >> >> >> >> wrote:
    Silence of the "99%" does not mean consensus.

    There is a consensus among the "1%" who see the problem.
    You clearly don't know what the word means.

    The astronomers who are not complaining have not reached a "consensus" because they have not even discussed the situation.
    I've encountered lots of discussion, at one conference in person, a
    couple of online ones, and in discussion forums. The reason that most
    astronomers aren't complaining is because they have no reason to,
    since satellites don't impact their work.

    Then we'll listen to the complaints of those who DO have complaints. You implied that it was "1%."

    Have you some stats to support your numbers?
    Indeed, it is far less than 1%. Only the tiniest fraction of
    astronomers are involved in survey work.

    "Tiniest fraction" is not a stat. Provide exact numbers.

    You obviously believe "survey work" to be unimportant.
    Where did I say it was unimportant? But it is arguably far less
    important that serving billions of people with network access.
    Especially given that there are technical workarounds that allow
    survey work to continue.

    The detection of objects in space that can pose a serious threat to Earth is definitely far more important than providing access to TikTok (for example.)
    Most of the objects that pose a threat can only be detected by
    space-based systems. And as noted, survey projects can and will
    continue with simple methods to minimize problems with satellite
    interference.

    "Most" isn't good enough. It only takes one such object to create a catastrophe. These satellites will interfere with the search.

    So we are back to my earlier comment; 'The astronomers who are not complaining have not reached a "consensus" because they have not even discussed the situation.'
    No, these satellites will have almost no impact on such searches. And
    it will always be "most". You don't throw away something of huge
    benefit for a billion-to-one risk.

    Astronomers have discussed this. Extensively (you wouldn't know, since
    you have no contact with astronomers). And most don't see it as a
    problem. Because for most, it isn't.

    You are just rehashing your same incorrect opinions with the wording slightly changed.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From Chris L Peterson@21:1/5 to All on Thu Apr 13 07:55:32 2023
    On Wed, 12 Apr 2023 10:26:34 -0700 (PDT), W <wsnell01@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    On Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 10:59:06?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Wed, 12 Apr 2023 06:56:55 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 9:48:12?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote: >> >> On Wed, 12 Apr 2023 02:32:10 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Monday, April 10, 2023 at 2:22:30?PM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote: >> >> >> On Mon, 10 Apr 2023 06:59:59 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Monday, April 10, 2023 at 8:37:18?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Sun, 9 Apr 2023 15:50:19 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Sunday, April 9, 2023 at 9:29:48?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Sat, 8 Apr 2023 18:17:13 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com> >> >> >> >> >> wrote:
    Silence of the "99%" does not mean consensus.

    There is a consensus among the "1%" who see the problem.
    You clearly don't know what the word means.

    The astronomers who are not complaining have not reached a "consensus" because they have not even discussed the situation.
    I've encountered lots of discussion, at one conference in person, a
    couple of online ones, and in discussion forums. The reason that most
    astronomers aren't complaining is because they have no reason to,
    since satellites don't impact their work.

    Then we'll listen to the complaints of those who DO have complaints. You implied that it was "1%."

    Have you some stats to support your numbers?
    Indeed, it is far less than 1%. Only the tiniest fraction of
    astronomers are involved in survey work.

    "Tiniest fraction" is not a stat. Provide exact numbers.

    You obviously believe "survey work" to be unimportant.
    Where did I say it was unimportant? But it is arguably far less
    important that serving billions of people with network access.
    Especially given that there are technical workarounds that allow
    survey work to continue.

    The detection of objects in space that can pose a serious threat to Earth is definitely far more important than providing access to TikTok (for example.)
    Most of the objects that pose a threat can only be detected by
    space-based systems. And as noted, survey projects can and will
    continue with simple methods to minimize problems with satellite
    interference.

    "Most" isn't good enough. It only takes one such object to create a catastrophe. These satellites will interfere with the search.

    So we are back to my earlier comment; 'The astronomers who are not complaining have not reached a "consensus" because they have not even discussed the situation.'
    No, these satellites will have almost no impact on such searches. And
    it will always be "most". You don't throw away something of huge
    benefit for a billion-to-one risk.

    Astronomers have discussed this. Extensively (you wouldn't know, since
    you have no contact with astronomers). And most don't see it as a
    problem. Because for most, it isn't.

    You are just rehashing your same incorrect opinions with the wording slightly changed.

    You have no clue.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From W@21:1/5 to Chris L Peterson on Thu Apr 13 08:18:01 2023
    On Thursday, April 13, 2023 at 9:55:36 AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Wed, 12 Apr 2023 10:26:34 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 10:59:06?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote: >> On Wed, 12 Apr 2023 06:56:55 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 9:48:12?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Wed, 12 Apr 2023 02:32:10 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Monday, April 10, 2023 at 2:22:30?PM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Mon, 10 Apr 2023 06:59:59 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com> >> >> >> wrote:
    On Monday, April 10, 2023 at 8:37:18?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Sun, 9 Apr 2023 15:50:19 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com> >> >> >> >> wrote:
    On Sunday, April 9, 2023 at 9:29:48?AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Sat, 8 Apr 2023 18:17:13 -0700 (PDT), W <wsne...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    Silence of the "99%" does not mean consensus.

    There is a consensus among the "1%" who see the problem. >> >> >> >> >> >> You clearly don't know what the word means.

    The astronomers who are not complaining have not reached a "consensus" because they have not even discussed the situation.
    I've encountered lots of discussion, at one conference in person, a
    couple of online ones, and in discussion forums. The reason that most
    astronomers aren't complaining is because they have no reason to,
    since satellites don't impact their work.

    Then we'll listen to the complaints of those who DO have complaints. You implied that it was "1%."

    Have you some stats to support your numbers?
    Indeed, it is far less than 1%. Only the tiniest fraction of
    astronomers are involved in survey work.

    "Tiniest fraction" is not a stat. Provide exact numbers.

    You obviously believe "survey work" to be unimportant.
    Where did I say it was unimportant? But it is arguably far less
    important that serving billions of people with network access.
    Especially given that there are technical workarounds that allow
    survey work to continue.

    The detection of objects in space that can pose a serious threat to Earth is definitely far more important than providing access to TikTok (for example.)
    Most of the objects that pose a threat can only be detected by
    space-based systems. And as noted, survey projects can and will
    continue with simple methods to minimize problems with satellite
    interference.

    "Most" isn't good enough. It only takes one such object to create a catastrophe. These satellites will interfere with the search.

    So we are back to my earlier comment; 'The astronomers who are not complaining have not reached a "consensus" because they have not even discussed the situation.'
    No, these satellites will have almost no impact on such searches. And
    it will always be "most". You don't throw away something of huge
    benefit for a billion-to-one risk.

    Astronomers have discussed this. Extensively (you wouldn't know, since
    you have no contact with astronomers). And most don't see it as a
    problem. Because for most, it isn't.

    You are just rehashing your same incorrect opinions with the wording slightly changed.
    You have no clue.

    YOU have no clue. YOU said that these satellites are "not visible."

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