[tennmountainman]

Bunch of whiners. There is lots of Space Junk circling the earth.
Yet, they now chose to attack Musk. If they can’t tell the difference between
Satellites and stars, they should find another hobby.
The technology Musk is developing could provide internet access over the
entire Earth. Especially helpful to rural areas. A plus in my opinion.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

They can tell the difference between stars and satellites. The problem is that for some astronomical studies they need to point telescopes at specific points in the sky for a long time. In the future, during that time about 10% or more there will be satellites whizzing by and blocking the view.

This will cause them to have to stare at those points longer and spend more time/money eliminating them from their analysis. Time on telescopes is already being rationed due to all of the different studies astronomers want to conduct.