2 papers
astro-ph.IM2025
Report on LEO satellite impacts on ground-based optical astronomy for the Rubin Observatory LSST
Phanindra Kandula, Lee Kelvin, Erfan Nourbakhsh +10
In August 2025 a workshop was convened to bring together experts to better understand steps that can be taken to mitigate the impact of satellite constellations on astronomical obs…
astro-ph.IM2025
Simulated impact on LSST data of Starlink V1.5 and V2 satellites
Phanindra Kandula, J. Anthony Tyson, Jacob Askari +1
The new Starlink V2 satellites incorporate improvements to the chassis brightness through dielectric mirrors, off-pointing solar arrays, and black paint on exposed components. For…