3 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
Satellite Streak Brightness Variation with Orbit Height
Adam Snyder, J. Anthony Tyson
We study the apparent optical brightness of satellite streaks in ground-based observatory cameras as the orbit height is varied. This is done via simulations. Several factors are i…
astro-ph.IM2025
Characterization of Residual Charge Images in LSST Camera e2v CCDs
Daniel Polin, Adam Snyder, Craig Lage +1
LSST Camera CCDs produced by the manufacturer e2v exhibit strong and novel residual charge images when exposed to bright sources. These manifest in images following bright exposure…