Even Hubble’s seeing a growing number of satellite tracks

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From Ars Technica:
"... This clutter is obviously a big problem for ground-based observatories, which sit below everything in orbit. But several observatories, including the Hubble Space Telescope, sit in low-Earth orbit, which places them below many satellites. And a new survey of Hubble images shows that it's capturing an increasing number of satellite tracks in its images. So far, this hasn't seriously compromised its science, but it clearly shows that orbiting observatories aren't immune to these problems. ..."

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/03 ... te-tracks/

The things that make you say "Hmmm."

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[Makuser]

Hi Stephen. Yes, there is a lot of space junk up there and the worst part is that there are thousands more that will be launched over time. Thanks for finding and sharing this link with us on here Stephen.