This giant satellite has garnered significant attention for becoming one of the brightest objects in the night sky. By Inno Flores Updated: Oct 03 2023, 01:47 AM EDT ...

For context, most satellite constellations we can see in space have magnitudes between 4 and 6, the study states, likening BlueWalker 3's magnitude of 0.4 to the stars Procyon and Achernar.

The prototype BlueWalker 3 satellite is now one of the brightest objects in the night sky. Astronomers are worried about even bigger, brighter satellites that are on the way.

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A large satellite launching to space tomorrow could become brighter than any other object in the night sky except the moon, raising concerns about its impact on astronomy. The BlueWalker 3 ...

AST SpaceMobile's BlueWalker 3 satellite is one of the brightest objects in the night sky. Alarmingly, it's the first of about 100, so the worst is yet to come.

Astronomers warn that BlueWalker 3, a test spacecraft with a large array of antennas, could be the first of many larger satellites in low-Earth orbit that interfere with astronomical observations.