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Satellite Trails Contaminate 73% of SPHEREx Space Telescope Images
A new study reveals that 73.3% of images from NASA's SPHEREx space telescope are contaminated by satellite trails, with an average of 2.18 trails per exposure, raising concerns for future astronomy.
Key Takeaways
- 73.3% of SPHEREx images from May to September last year contained satellite trails.
- Average 2.18 trails per exposure, concentrated in X-patterns matching megaconstellation orbits.
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