Extended Data Fig. 11: Example of satellite-contaminated Xuntian Space Telescope exposure simulation. | Nature

Extended Data Fig. 11: Example of satellite-contaminated Xuntian Space Telescope exposure simulation.

From: Satellite megaconstellations will threaten space-based astronomy

Extended Data Fig. 11: Example of satellite-contaminated Xuntian Space Telescope exposure simulation.The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI.

Example of contaminated Xuntian Space Telescope exposure simulation. The satellite trails were generated by simulating the orbits of N = 560,000 satellites. Exposure properties: Right ascension and declination: (RA = 274.8913, Dec = +55.8733). Limb angle: 30.70 degrees. Exposure time: 510 s.

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