Re: Hoped for more
It depends what astronomers you ask.
The sexy stuff in astronomy is very faint stuff from the beginning of the universe.
These satelites don't really affect that - they are only visible near dawn/dusk because they have to be in sunlight for them to be a problem. The time when the sky is still glowing is useless for deep faint objects.
it may be a pain for people doing full sky surveys of variable objects - but the Noble committee doesn't care about a bunch of stamp collectors so meh.
Radio are going to be pissed if these things aren't well designed not to leak in other bands.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
