[beachy]

We live in a remote area with no surrounding lights, perfect for star watching.

It disgusts me that now, at all times, I can see strings of man made objects polluting the skies.

[mlindner]

If you're seeing "strings" those are recently launched satellites. Operational satellites are below visual magnitude.

[ncruces]

They are not, especially after twilight, or before dawn.

[ben_w]

Indeed. Compare https://arxiv.org/pdf/2502.03651 with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bortle_scale

[matwood]

This is the same logic Trump used to fight a wind farm put in off the coast of one of his golf courses.