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A striking photo showing Comet Neowise behind those streaks of light shows how easily the satellites can upstage observations of distant objects in space. The satellite project, called Starlink, is Musk's plan to blanket Earth in high-speed satellite internet. The effort has drawn criticism from professional and amateur astronomers, however, because the bright satellites can mar the skies and disrupt telescope observations. That's what happened to the astrophotographer Daniel López on July 21, when he was shooting Comet Neowise before it flies out of view for another 6,800 years. He shared the resulting image on the Facebook page of his photography company, El Cielo de Canarias, saying it was a shame to see the satellites make such a spectacle. López's photo is a composite of 17 images taken in the span of 30 seconds. Each image was long exposure, meaning it captured the comet over several seconds. https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-starlink-satellites-photobomb-comet-neowise-2020-7