Beep@lemmus.orgBanned to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 25 days agoA million new SpaceX satellites will destroy the night sky — for everyone on Earthnews.ubc.caexternal-linkmessage-square222linkfedilinkarrow-up1994arrow-down115cross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
arrow-up1979arrow-down1external-linkA million new SpaceX satellites will destroy the night sky — for everyone on Earthnews.ubc.caBeep@lemmus.orgBanned to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 25 days agomessage-square222linkfedilinkcross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
minus-squaresome_designer_dude@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down3·25 days agoThere aren’t many animals or insects in low-earth orbit though, thankfully.
minus-squareTheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·25 days agoYeah but they use the light to navigate too. They use this planet too.
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·25 days agoI think local illumination is probably going to be more of a problem than reflected light of a satellite.
minus-squarealsimoneau@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·24 days agoBeetles have been shown to rely on the milky way for navigation.
There aren’t many animals or insects in low-earth orbit though, thankfully.
Yeah but they use the light to navigate too. They use this planet too.
I think local illumination is probably going to be more of a problem than reflected light of a satellite.
Beetles have been shown to rely on the milky way for navigation.