Hundreds of satellites owned by SpaceX have been launched as part of Starlink, a project to increase global internet coverage, but their presence is disrupting observations of the night sky and frustrating stargazers.
Hundreds of satellites owned by Musk's company, SpaceX, have been launched as part of Starlink, a project to increase global internet coverage, but their presence is disrupting observations of the night sky.Irish comedian and amateur astronomer Dara Ó Briain was one of many people to post on social media, complaining after a number of the satellites were seen moving across the sky on Sunday.Yep, just saw them too.
— Dara Ó Briain April 19, 2020 "Yep, just saw them too. It's the Starlink satellite network, and Elon Musk wants to put a 1000 of them up," wrote Ó Briain in response to another stargazer on Twitter."There goes the night sky."However Robert Massey from the UK's Royal Astronomical Society told CNN that the satellites' long-term impact on the sky depends on their final positioning.
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