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		maccam94 on Aug 15, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Beta users of Starlink get downloads of 11 to 60 M... Initial versions of Starlink would reflect so much light that they would overwhelm significant areas of the sensors. If the reflection issue is resolved with the new sun shades, then the satellite trails can be removed during post-processing.

CamperBob2 on Aug 15, 2020 [–]

They can also use a shutter, for the cases where postprocessing really isn't an adequate answer.

The more light-sensitive the observation is, the longer they're integrating, ergo the less harm that a fast transient satellite pass will do.

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