Amazing and terrifying: Lightning erupting in & around the fierce eyewall of Hurricane Helene, captured just now by the GOES-16 satellite.

https://satlib.cira.colostate.edu/event/hurricane-helene/ #HurricaneHelene #weather #space #nature

Frankly, it’s depressing how one billionaire can fuck up the night sky for the rest of humanity and our collective ability to try to understand more about the universe.

The new generation of Starlink satellites create even more interference than the old ones.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy4dnr8zemgo

#tech #space #starlink #spacex #elonmusk

Elon Musk's Starlink satellites 'blocking' view of the universe

Radio waves from the satellites are "blinding" radio telescopes and hurting research, say scientists.

^{Georgina Rannard (BBC News)}

The 2024 winners of Astronomy Photographer of the Year are out...and they are spectacular.

Here's the overall winner: a time-sequence of a solar eclipse that shows deepening shadows from mountains on the Moon. (Credit: Ryan Imperio)

https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/astronomy-photographer-year/galleries/overall-winners-2024?_gl=1*1g40qqt*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTE1ODI1ODg1Ni4xNzI2NTkwODQ0*_ga_7JJ3J5DBF6*MTcyNjU5MDg0NC4xLjAuMTcyNjU5MDg0NC4wLjAuMA..*_ga_4MH5VEZTEK*MTcyNjU5MDg0NC4xLjAuMTcyNjU5MDg0NC4wLjAuMA. #science #space #photography #nature