Can technology save astronomy from light pollution?

While this is a troubling situation that disrupts the behavior of humans and all animals, it affects astronomers more than most, as the field of astronomy relies on being very sensitive to faint objects in the night sky; more light pollution of all types, including from bright satellite streaks, means lower-quality science for all. Just as a new era of ground-based astronomy is about to open up — with the Vera Rubin Observatory, the Giant Magellan Telescope, and the European Extremely Large Telescope all nearing completion — this worsening set of problems threatens astronomy as we know it. Given that the number of satellites in low-Earth orbit is <a href="https://bigthink.com/the-present/space-junk-satellites/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">scheduled to increase even further</a> and that <a href="https://bigthink.com/the-present/night-sky-night-pollution/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">nighttime skies are getting brighter at a rate of nearly 10% per year</a>, it’s unreasonable to count on environmental regulation as a workable solution. But three plausible technological solutions might help astronomers, both amateur and professional, find a way to still explore, photograph, and understand the Universe. <a href="https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/can-technology-save-astronomy-from-light-pollution-53ea85192f22">Click Here</a>