Effect of upgrades to Starlink Generation 2 satellites on visual brightness

T2Covered by 1 source · first reported by SpacePolicyOnline / The Space Review at 07 Aug 2023, 11:58 UTC

SpaceX has been working to reduce the brightness of its Starlink satellites to mitigate their effect on astronomers, but how effective has that effort been? Brad Young and Jay Respler discuss observations of newer Starlink satellites to see how those larger spacecraft compare to smaller versions.