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DarkSky Petition Urges FCC to Reverse Space Mirror Approval
Thursday, August 13, 2026 by Richard Harris
DarkSky and a coalition of scientific, environmental, and civic organizations have filed a formal petition urging the Federal Communications Commission to reconsider and reverse its approval of an experimental orbital space mirror project. The petition asks the agency to pause the authorization whil...
Optolong L2 Dual Combo Filters Review
Thursday, July 30, 2026 by Jim Thompson
Optolong's multi-narrowband (MNB) filter is called the L-Synergy. It has a 7nm wide pass band at O-III and another at S-II. When paired with their existing L-eXtreme filter and a one-shot colour (OSC) camera, one is able to produce nebula images using the Sulphur-Hydrogen-Oxygen (SHO...
AstroViewer brings FITS thumbnails to Windows and Linux
Tuesday, July 21, 2026 by Trey Abbe
Astrophotographers generate a lot of files, and most of those files are not especially helpful when viewed through a normal file manager. Open a folder containing a night's worth of FITS frames and you are often greeted by rows of nearly identical dark icons. A clean exposure, a frame ruined ...
Reflect Orbital Space Mirror Approved by FCC: What It Means for Astronomy
Tuesday, July 14, 2026 by Richard Harris
There are moments when technological progress genuinely feels like progress. We develop cleaner energy, better batteries, more efficient solar panels and smarter electrical grids. Then there are moments when it feels as if we have completely gone off the rails - I feel personally, this is one of tho...