Starlink Direct-to-Cell satellites in brightness mitigation mode have a mean apparent magnitude of 5.16 and remain about twice as bright as Starlink internet satellites at the same distance.
The Method of Visual Satellite Photometry
1 Pith paper cite this work. Polarity classification is still indexing.
1
Pith paper citing it
abstract
Large constellations of artificial satellites are beginning to interfere with astronomical observing. Visual magnitude measurements of these spacecraft are useful for monitoring and characterizing their brightness. This paper describes the method used for recording brightness by eye.
fields
astro-ph.IM 1years
2025 1verdicts
CONDITIONAL 1representative citing papers
citing papers explorer
-
Characterization of Starlink Direct-to-Cell Satellites In Brightness Mitigation Mode
Starlink Direct-to-Cell satellites in brightness mitigation mode have a mean apparent magnitude of 5.16 and remain about twice as bright as Starlink internet satellites at the same distance.