INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Josh Nadeau is a Canadian journalist based in St
Petersburg who covers the intersection of Russia, technology and culture
He has written for The Economist, Atlas Obscura and The Outline
nighttime observation.According to a preliminary report released last month by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), the satellite
clusters will interfere with the ability of telescopes to peer deep into space, and will limit the amount of observable hours, as well as
the quality of images taken, by observatories.The stakes involved are high, with projects like Starlink potentially being central to the
future of global internet coverage, especially as new infrastructure implements 5G and edge computing
research.Musk himself has been inconsistent in his response
Some days, he promises collaboration with scientists to solve the issue; on others, such as two weeks ago at the Satellite 2020 conference,
many directions in search of a solution to the issue
Others ask national or international governing bodies to step in and create regulations to manage the problem
for cluster interference.
Should they deliver on their promise, smart telescopes and shutter units will save observatories time and money
by protecting images that are incredibly complicated to generate.
