So, over in the astronomy world there is some consternation about a tweet from eminent satellite tracker Jonathan McDowell.
Apparently "Starlink Precipitation" is now a thing. And yes, you got that right, Starlink precipitation is pieces of Elon Musk's fucking internet satellites raining down from space.
Action. If you feel energized by this issue and want to learn more about how Starlink is wrecking astronomy as well as creating the potential for a Kessler Syndrome catastrophe please follow eminent astromoner activist Prof. Samantha Lawler @sundogplanets and join the Kessler Rebellion (https://www.kesslerrebellion.com/take-action) initiative to get the FCC to properly regulate Low Earth Orbit (LEO).
@mastodonmigration To be clear, this piece is Saskatchewan is not a piece of a Starlink satellite, it's a Crew Dragon Trunk capsule, which is apparently an unpressurized cargo storage part of the Crew Dragon that gets ejected on reentry. But...it is supposed to burn up entirely. Just like Starlink satellites are supposed to burn up entirely. So... it's really just as worrying.
re: "Starlink Precipitation"
🎶 Space junk keeps falling on my head
And just like the guy whose feet
Are too big for his bed
Nothin' seems to fit
Those space junks are fallin' on my head
They keep fallin'
Another aspect of Starlink Precipitation that should be mentioned is that when these satellites do "burn up" on reentry, they cause pollution of the upper atmosphere.
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