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Space and the Night Sky are Part of the Environment Consider environmental impacts of ALL phases of SatCons (assembled by James Lowenthal and Diana Umpierre) * Launch - Air pollution, greenhouse gases - Noise pollution, falling debris, explosions - Environmental justice and equity Operation - Visual appearance of night sky - Sovereignty - Animal navigation / migration - Diffuse sky brightness - Earth observation satellites - Orbital debris, collisions (Kessler Syndrome) Deorbit - Aluminum/heavy metal deposition during re-entry - Re-entry and deorbit failures - Uncontrolled/unplanned space object or debris landings International cooperation and agreement are needed UNOOSA #Space Sustainability (2021)

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Space and the Night Sky are Part of the Environment Consider environmental impacts of ALL phases of SatCons (assembled by James Lowenthal and Diana Umpierre) * Launch - Air pollution, greenhouse gases - Noise pollution, falling debris, explosions - Environmental justice and equity *Operation - Visual appearance of night sky - Sovereignty - Animal navigation / migration - Diffuse sky brightness - Earth observation satellites - Orbital debris, collisions (Kessler Syndrome) * Deorbit - Aluminum/heavy metal deposition during re-entry - Re-entry and deorbit failures - Uncontrolled/unplanned space object or debris landings International cooperation and agreement are needed UNOOSA #Space Sustainability (2021)
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Kelly Lepo (kellylepo@astrodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 13-Jun-2024 08:38:25 JST Kelly Lepo

Day 2 of #AAS244
First plenary: Dark and Quiet Skies for the Future of Astronomy and of the Space Environment, Aparna Venkatesan and Teznie Pugh, AAS Committee to Protect Astronomy and the Space Environment (COMPASSE).
The committee is trying to reduce the impacts of artificial light, EM interference, and satellite constellations.
The news is depressing. I will impact more than just astronomers: cultural sky traditions, environmental degradation, astrotourism, amateur astronomers, and more.

In conversation about a year ago from astrodon.social permalink