The high optical brightness of the BlueWalker 3 satellite
Large constellations of bright artificial satellites in low Earth orbit pose significant challenges to ground-based astronomy 1. Current orbiting constellation satellites have brightnesses between apparent magnitudes 4 and 6, whereas in the near-infrared Ks band, they can reach magnitude 2 (ref. 2). Satellite operators, astronomers and other users
Nandakumar, Sangeetha et al.
Fecha de publicación:
11
2023