Uploaded August 2020 | Updated September 2026, 10 hours ago
A follow up to my previous #Starlink vs #Astrophotography video, but this time, a real-world scenario! Starlink crossed one of my shots of comet #NEOWISE back on July 15. Around the same time a few "ruined" images of NEOWISE came into twitter as again, I mentioned before that given enough people taking photos, someone, somewhere is going to have a bad day!
However, some of these photos were intentionally set up to sensationalize the problem without context and it's caused a few non-astronomy folks to direct attacks at Elon Musk or SpaceX, even as changes are being made to the satellite constellation to minimize the problem.
Stacking Astrophotos can be done using various methods, Like Maximum, Average, or Kappa-Sigma. Each one has its place, but Maximum stacking will undoubtedly make streaks from satellites way worse, so let's not fall for the 'tricks' and talk about how and why each stacking method works.
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A follow up to my previous #Starlink vs #Astrophotography video, but this time, a real-world scenario! Starlink crossed one of my shots of comet #NEOWISE back on July 15. Around the same time a few "ruined" images of NEOWISE came into twitter as again, I mentioned before that given enough people taking photos, someone, somewhere is going to have a bad day!
However, some of these photos were intentionally set up to sensationalize the problem without context and it's caused a few non-astronomy folks to direct attacks at Elon Musk or SpaceX, even as changes are being made to the satellite constellation to minimize the problem.
Stacking Astrophotos can be done using various methods, Like Maximum, Average, or Kappa-Sigma. Each one has its place, but Maximum stacking will undoubtedly make streaks from satellites way worse, so let's not fall for the 'tricks' and talk about how and why each stacking method works.
Join my discord:
discord.gg/5hjd885
Twitter: twitter.com/ScienceOutThere
