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Brightness Study of Satellite Mega-Constellations Completed by UArizona

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Tom Patton
Aug 10, 2022
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A team of University of Arizona students and faculty has completed a comprehensive brightness study to track and characterize the brightness of satellites, using a ground-based sensor they developed to measure satellites' brightness, speed and paths through the sky. Their work could be helpful for astronomers, who, if notified of incoming bright satelli…

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