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Astronomers Could Be Permanently Blinded by Giant Reflecting Satellites

Astronomers Could Be Permanently Blinded by Giant Reflecting Satellites

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Amateur astronomers and astrophotographers may need to exercise great caution when enormous reflecting satellites start appearing in the night sky -- as experts say they have the potential to blind them.

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