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In case you're wondering whom, exactly, we have to thank for this colossal and probably permanent eye-, soul- and mindfuck:

https://theconversation.com/the-costly-collateral-damage-fro...

That's not just EM of course, but the spineless regulators and politicians who are poised to give the green light these epic shenanigans.

But hey, we'll all get to "to watch high-def movies, play video games and do all the things they want to do without noticing speed”, so why not?

I don't understand how this (LEO satellites reflecting light and disrupting astronomy) can be true except during astronomical twilight, which isn't a great time for astronomy anyway. Can someone explain?