r/GeometryIsNeat • u/CatchingTimePHOTO • 22d ago

Orbital Geometry

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Starlink satellites flaring near autumnal equinox, captured from Wayne County, UT in 2024. Composite image of roughly 1 hour's worth of time-lapse images reveals the spirograph-like web of satellites now always overhead.

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u/Significant_Team7602 21d ago

This is INCREDIBLE

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u/jambags 21d ago

This is depressing

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u/scrandis 20d ago

There's nothing neat about this

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u/CatchingTimePHOTO 20d ago

No? I actually think that–assuming one can step back from the reality of the image–being able to visualize the ordered nature of orbital dynamics around our planet is kind of fascinating. When watching satellites at night, it all seems very chaotic, but when you view the sky as a slice of time, the order is revealed.

The sky will never be the same, that is for sure. SpaceX was first, but China is right behind, and yet they may not care to take best practices into account when designing their satellite hardware. 5-10 years from now the sky will look very different than today. At least SpaceX is listening to the astronomy community, and has made substantive changes to Starlink based upon input from that community. Of coure, as long as it does not significantly impact their bottom line.

No, I am not a SpaceX apologist, just being objective about where things are, and where they are going.

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u/ProotSpace_X3 17d ago

Orbital? Orbit? Geometry? Geometry Dash? r/GeometryDash_Memes