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New Scientist (9 September 2022)

11/7/2022

Huge satellite could outshine all stars and planets in the night sky

“We are concerned,” says John Barentine, an astronomer at Dark Sky Consulting in Tucson, Arizona. “It could be the brightest object in the night sky, potentially brighter than the planet Venus.” ... “Most astronomers accept there will be more satellites in the future,” says Barentine. “What they want is a peaceful coexistence. We can’t make satellites invisible.”

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Business Insider (4 November 2022)

11/7/2022

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A 500-drone fleet lit up a Candy Crush ad over New York City. Night sky ads drive a wedge between humans and nature, astronomers say.

"In the big scheme of things, it's of little consequence compared to the very many poor-quality outdoor lights that are on all night long in many US cities," John Barentine, an astronomer and consultant at Dark Sky Consulting, told Insider. "If it became a nightly event, or if there were many such displays happening at once, I would be more nervous about it."

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New Scientist (6 October 2022)

11/7/2022

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Space adverts are now economically viable but potentially dangerous

“The spaceflight risk from debris related to these objects is considerable,” says John Barentine of Dark Sky Consulting, a company based in Tucson, Arizona. “Left derelict in orbits with long lifetimes, every single object becomes a potential ‘bullet’ that threatens every other object in similar orbits. Any one might set off a catastrophic cascade of debris generation.”

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