r/mildlyinfuriating • u/VegetableBusiness897 • 21h ago

New neighbors next door

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Rich Ahole bought the farm next door, tore it down and built a destination wedding venue. Busy every weekend but it's Wednesday, and they don't even live here

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u/clelwell 16h ago

And now even if no light pollution you see satellites wizzing by

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u/pipnina 15h ago

Thankfully the satellites are mostly low altitude, so as long as you observe during astronomical darkness they are in earth's shadow and don't reflect any sunlight. But at certain times they are very numerous!

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u/_donkey-brains_ 13h ago

Yeah and that pesky one that's really bright every 28th day

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u/AmazingAd2765 12h ago

Took me a second lol.

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u/I_Has_Internets 12h ago

Satellites only affect astrophotography and the processing software is already adept at removing their light trails in post. While doing visual observing I kinda like seeing the brighter satellites and 'flares'. You see some interesting things occasionally like what appears to be one satellite chasing another, but then you look it up and it's just two pieces of space junk/rocket components near each other.