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Starlink is increasingly interfering with astronomy, scientists say (www.semafor.com)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

Yeah, aluminium oxide particles may be a problem. Some scientists are experimenting with replacing aluminium with wood. I wonder if this would be feasible on future Starlink sats.