'If not stopped, this craziness will become worse and worse.'
to be seen even by the unaided eye. Over the years, astronomers have closed the shutters of telescopes when satellites drift into view and sometimes pointed them toward rare pockets of the sky lacking satellites. to reduce satellite interference on radio astronomy. Such agreements, however, are merely mitigation strategies that would ultimately not solve the problem, according to the comment article.
Instead, the authors propose tightening the criteria to authorize massive satellite constellations and enforcing an upper limit for the number of orbiting satellites and the amount of artificial light produced. When the limit is reached, regulatory standards such as deorbiting old satellites before allowing new ones into orbit must be enacted, the authors say.
The authors place the responsibility of advocating for such regulations on the shoulders of scientists, who are in"an optimum position," thanks to active personal and professional collaborations across the world. "Now is the time to consider the prohibition of megaconstellations and to promote a significant reduction in [artificial light at night]," the authors say."Our world definitely needs a 'new deal' for the night."
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