@corpsmoderne @deneb @mastodonmigration There is no software that removes the satellites from your eyeballs. This is a huge problem.
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@mastodonmigration @sundogplanets ok don't get me wrong: satellites pollution is a big problem and people should be made aware of it.
But as an astrophotographer I know that the software we use are very good at removing them, usually without rejecting the whole frame.
This picture has been processed specifically to emphasize the problem, which is a tidy bit misleading even if for a good cause.
Amateur astronomy is not the problem with swarms of satellites.
Will still share it.
@corpsmoderne @mastodonmigration @sundogplanets
As a scientist who did process data from various professional telescopes, I know that you can hide these trails and still make "nice" pictures. But I also know that by doing so you degrade the signal, and when what you are looking for is at the detection limit (it usually is, otherwise you would not waste precious telescope time on it), it can introduce artifacts or hide valuable info.
@mastodonmigration @sundogplanets it's deeply cynical that one of the major culprits calls itself "Space Exploration Technologies Corporation"
@mastodonmigration That's really something else seeing it like this, and not in a good way. 😡
@PamelaBarroway @sundogplanets
Yes. It is really stunning. We are blinding ourselves.
@mastodonmigration @PamelaBarroway One (Nazi) billionaire, ruining an entire planet's view so he can have more money than God. What a awful shitlord.
