On 8 Mar 2020 at 13:47, Divyadarshan Purohit wrote: > I salute to ESO & other friends to take initiative to > speak against this blind run for materialism.... > ... there will be 18 constellations under development by > Amazon,SpaceX,OneWeb & others,together amounting to > cross the 26000 satellites. > Let us unite for the bright future of humanity & mother > earth . I do not agree with this stance. Those satellites are being put there for a very good reason - to provide internet to a very large section of humanity that can't, for one reason or another, receive it properly at the moment. This will be an enormous benefit to the public. It is not "a blind run for materialism". You, being an Indian where internet penetration outside the major towns is very poor, should be particularly conscious of this situation. Yes, the interests of astronomy must be duly considered. But there must be balance between competing interests. Astronomers are not entitled to consider themselves "Supreme Lords of the Sky". (And I have my own modest telescope.) Thomas Goodey ********************************* The introduction of a multiplicity of objectives into a problem not only destroys its unity, but also increases markedly both the time necessary for, and the actual personal danger involved in, its solution. ------------ Nadreck of Palain VII _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-lReceived on Sun Mar 08 2020 - 07:44:52 UTC
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