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1. GMorom+vK1[view] [source] 2026-01-30 16:59:52
>>hnburn+(OP)
Casey Handmer was speculating that they could use these Starlink images to detect Near-Earth Asteroids using star occultations:

https://x.com/CJHandmer/status/2017124903057838374

You basically have thousands of cameras taking constant images of the sky. If you could upgrade the cameras, you could deploy a continuous all-sky astronomical survey as a by-product.

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2. toomuc+TN1[view] [source] 2026-01-30 17:16:41
>>GMorom+vK1
Rough estimate on the cost delta for the camera upgrades?
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