Satellite Streaks in Surveys of the Sky - Discover Our Universe
Join us as Dr. Andrew Bradshaw (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory) discusses Satellite Streaks in Surveys of the Sky in our 'Discover Our Universe' public lecture series followed by live online Q&A.
Find out more at kipac.stanford.edu/discover.
Our night sky is changing and the stars are not what they seem. New constellations made up of tens of thousands of streaming satellites will forever change our view of the cosmos. Like mirrors in orbit, these satellites reflect the view of the Sun from hundreds of kilometers above the Earth well after sunset, leaving bright trails in images captured by professional and amateur astronomers alike. Nobody knows to what extent this will affect our view of the Universe, in particular the deep and wide views collected by surveys such as the Vera Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time. Find out about how astronomers are working to understand the effects of satellites on astronomical observations, how they can avoid them, and how they are collaborating with industry to minimize their impact on our shared sky.