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Starlink satellites cause streaks in telescope images.

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Is it true that Starlink satellites cause streaks in telescope images?

Yes. Multiple sources document Starlink satellites producing streaks in telescope images, including a 2019 Cerro Tololo observation and thousands of streaks attributed to Starlink in Zwicky Transient Facility archival data.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 6 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

Evidence for · 6
Starlink
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Starlink. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starlink

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Why do satellites appear as streaks in telescope images?
2021
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Why do satellites appear as streaks in telescope images?. (2021). astronomy.stackexchange.com. https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/47769/why-do-satellites-appear-as-streaks-in-telescope-images

Did this satellite streak past the Hubble Space Telescope so close that it was out of focus? If so, how close was it?
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Did this satellite streak past the Hubble Space Telescope so close that it was out of focus? If so, how close was it?. (n.d.). astronomy.stackexchange.com. https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/53064

Data on satellites and/or space junk
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Data on satellites and/or space junk. (n.d.). space.stackexchange.com. https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/63255

Impact of the SpaceX Starlink Satellites on the Zwicky Transient Facility Survey Observations
2022
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Przemek, M., Angel, O., & A., P. T. (2022). Impact of the SpaceX Starlink Satellites on the Zwicky Transient Facility Survey Observations. authors.library.caltech.edu. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ac470a

The Urgent Need for Regulation of Satellite Mega-constellations in Outer Space
2023
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Millwood, S. (2023). The Urgent Need for Regulation of Satellite Mega-constellations in Outer Space. play.google.com. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=w5KvEAAAQBAJ&source=gbs_api

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