https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2003.07446/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMThttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23563572urn:hackerpapers:mention:2003.07446:23563572Thu, 18 Jun 2020 14:49:12 GMT<p>According to a broad study of astronomical surveys[1], the impact of Starlink on the vast majority of observatories is quite minor. There were exceptions, like the upcoming Vera Rubin Observatory in Chile which uses a wide angle at twilight so is particularly impacted. Starlink used that study to come up with the night shade idea to mitigate those impacts. In that survey, radio telescopes were in the &quot;minorly affected&quot; list. 1: https://arxiv.org/abs/2003.07446</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2003.07446/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>astro-ph.IMhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22616082urn:hackerpapers:submission:2003.07446:22616082Wed, 18 Mar 2020 12:57:26 GMT<p>Low Earth Orbit Satellites and Impacts of the SpaceX Starlink Constellation</p><p></p><p>2 points; 0 discussion replies on HN. <a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2003.07446/">Paper and source history</a>. A submission is not an endorsement.</p>astro-ph.IM