Satellite constellation interference occurs across astronomical disciplines. We present examples of interference from radio and γ-Ray astronomy to optical and spectroscopic interference in ground-based and space-borne facilities. In particular, we discuss the impact of artificial satellites on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.), an Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope, as well as possible mitigation strategies for the European Southern Observatory 4-metre Multi-Object Spectrograph Telescope (ESO 4MOST). Furthermore, we shed light on how ground-based optical telescopes such as the Oukaimeden Observatory contribute to IAU Centre for the Protection of the Dark and Quiet Sky from Satellite Constellation Interference (IAU CPS) efforts that quantify satellite brightness.
@article{arxiv.2408.15222,
title = {SatHub Panel: Satellite Interference in Observatories Around the World},
author = {Siegfried Eggl and Zouhair Benkhaldoun and Genoveva Micheva and Samuel T. Spencer and David V. Stark and Benjamin Winkel and Meredith Rawls and Mike W. Peel},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2408.15222},
year = {2024}
}
Comments
5 pages, accepted for publication in "Astronomy and Satellite Constellations: Pathways Forward", proceedings of IAU Symposium 385