Recently, there has been considerable anxiety expressed by both the general public and professional astronomers as we realize that mega-constellations of broadband satellites are becoming a reality in our skies. Some astronomers were surprised to see a "conga line" of SpaceX Starlink satellites crossing the night sky early during their deployment, and radio astronomers are concerned about electromagnetic emissions from these fleets of orbital radio sources. Amateur astronomers also fear that they lack the tools to subtract the interference caused by increasingly numerous satellites.
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