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[Interview] Fighting Light Pollution from Satellites with Ultra Black Paint
Satellites are causing light pollution. Every year there a more of them. So, why don't they just paint them all vantablack, the ultra-black coating that doesn't reflect almost any light? Finding out in this interview.
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00:00 Intro
02:25 The problem of satellite pollution
08:35 Counter measures so far
11:36 Vantablack
24:15 Satellite project
33:42 Current obsessions
38:43 Final thoughts
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Satellites are causing light pollution. Every year there a more of them. So, why don't they just paint them all vantablack, the ultra-black coating that doesn't reflect almost any light? Finding out in this interview.
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00:00 Intro
02:25 The problem of satellite pollution
08:35 Counter measures so far
11:36 Vantablack
24:15 Satellite project
33:42 Current obsessions
38:43 Final thoughts
📺 VIDEO VERSION
https://youtu.be/1yQegWQWtUo
📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter
No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter
🎧 PODCASTS
Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/
Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/
📩 CONTACT FRASER
⚖️ LICENSE
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Support Universe Today Podcast
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