Dismal-Philosopher-4 t1_jafxfte wrote on March 1, 2023 at 3:35 AM

Reply to comment by Adeldor in Satellite Constellations Are an Existential Threat for Astronomy by ChieftainMcLeland

> blatant click-bait magazine article

This magazine is quite respected and has published articles by more than 150 Nobel Prize-winning scientists. It's as good as it gets.

kerfitten1234 t1_jag9k3q wrote on March 1, 2023 at 5:21 AM

It's a pop-science magazine, not a journal.

how_tall_is_imhotep t1_jag31yy wrote on March 1, 2023 at 4:21 AM

Good magazines can publish bad articles.

Adeldor t1_jagvvp1 wrote on March 1, 2023 at 10:06 AM

That was then. The current Scientific American doesn't hold a candle to its former self. IMO the decline started when they ceased publishing substantial scientific projects and experiments such as these in their Amateur Scientist column. So no, it isn't now "as good as it gets."

Regardless, the direct statements from professional observatories carry more weight, and that SciAm title is unquestionably click-bait.

ferrel_hadley t1_jah4wbx wrote on March 1, 2023 at 12:02 PM

Its swirling around an IFLScience style drain.

It really is past its best.