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String of SpaceX satellites alarms some stargazers, irks astronomers – MarketWatch
SpaceX has already sent 1,500 mini satellites into low orbit; astronomers group complains of light pollution
PHILADELPHIA A string of lights that lobbed across the night sky in parts of the U.S. on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday had some people wondering if a fleet of UFOs was coming, but it had others mostly amateur stargazers and professional astronomers lamenting the industrialization of space.The train of lights was actually a series of relatively low-flying satellites launched by Elon Musks SpaceX as part of its Starlink internet service earlier this week. Callers swamped TV stations from Texas to Wisconsin reporting…
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