The historic launch of the first several hundred out of 12,000 planned Starlink satellites heralds the arrival of the era of ultra-large satellite constellations. If it will bring new opportunities or insurmountable challenges to astronomy will probably depend on whether you are conducting your observations in space or from the surface of the Earth.

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对卫星星座天文学的希望和关注

12,000颗计划中的Starlink卫星中的前几百颗具有历史意义的发射预示着超大型卫星星座时代的到来。它是否会给天文学带来新的机遇或不可克服的挑战，可能取决于您是在太空还是从地球表面进行观测。