DarkSky International opposes Reflect Orbital’s proposed orbital illumination system

do you guys remember the dark sky week of 2025? Dark sky is a non profitable organisation working to save the night sky…
so it seems there is a proposed technology that is supposed to be able to reflect sunlight to specific part of the earth where there is night, on demand. and DarkSky is raising a campaign against this and trying to oppose granting of permission. it is possible for anyone to add their name to the campaign as like a sign… so i signed up and im sharing the link here. do try to support guys

https://darksky.org/news/organizational-statement-reflect-orbital/

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I remember hearing about this last year some time. Thanks for the link.

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Signed.
Humans are the most destructive thing on the Earth. What greater good comes from lighting up the Earth with space mirrors?
That is a light pollution you can’t shut off.
Such poppycock!

Sounds completely disruptive to natural orders of nocturnal denizens.
Not to mention what it could do to human rest and recuperation cycles.

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Here’s a link to an article which says this whole idea is poppycock and dangerous.

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Yeah . Bad idea . It’s not nice to fool with Mother Nature .