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This is a showpiece of the southern skies, the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of our Milky Way and one rich in star forming nebulas and clusters.

14248924 - This is a showpiece of the southern skies, the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of our Milky Way and one rich in star forming nebulas and clusters.

14248702 - This is the superb Small Magellanic Cloud, a member of the Local Group, and a satellite galaxy of our Milky Way.

This is the Large Magellanic Cloud, the main Local Group member and a satellite galaxy of our Milky Way, some 160,000 light years away, It is visible only from the southern hemisphere. Nowhere else in the sky do we see such a profuse collection of star-forming nebulas as here in this frame the width typical of binocular fields, about 7.5° by 5º.

14248674 - This is the Large Magellanic Cloud, the main Local Group member and a satellite galaxy of our Milky Way, some 160,000 light years away, It is visible only from the southern hemisphere. Nowhere else in the sky do we see such a profuse collection of star-forming nebulas as here in this frame the width typical of binocular fields, about 7.5° by 5º.

14125817 - A small, traditional wooden slab house with a rpalm thatch roof and satellite dish in the rural Dominican Republic.

14125478 - A small, traditional wooden slab house with a rpalm thatch roof and satellite dish in the rural Dominican Republic.

This is the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way and member of the Local Group of galaxies, framed in portrait orientartion to include all of the Cloud and some of the fainter outlying glow and surrounding stars of Mensa and Dorado.

14248887 - This is the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way and member of the Local Group of galaxies, framed in portrait orientartion to include all of the Cloud and some of the fainter outlying glow and surrounding stars of Mensa and Dorado.

14248950 - This depicts the satellite-filled sky that is now a reality and getting more crowded every week!

This is a showpiece of the southern skies, the Large Magellanic Cloud, a member of the Local Group, and a satellite galaxy of our Milky Way, one rich in star forming nebulas and clusters. The LMC is cross between a dwarf irregular galaxy and a barred spiral. The nebulas along its bar and arms show as regions of magenta and cyan, from hydrogen and oxygen emission.

14249303 - This is a showpiece of the southern skies, the Large Magellanic Cloud, a member of the Local Group, and a satellite galaxy of our Milky Way, one rich in star forming nebulas and clusters. The LMC is cross between a dwarf irregular galaxy and a barred spiral. The nebulas along its bar and arms show as regions of magenta and cyan, from hydrogen and oxygen emission.

This is a demonstration of the crowded sky we now have, with all the trails being from Earth-orbiting satellites, with the exception of the tapered orange streak at lower right which is likely a meteor. This is a stack of 40 exposures taken over 70 minutes, layered to accumulate the satellite trails, not eliminate them, to show how many satellites crossed the field in the hour plus of the imaging. Are some SpaceX Starlinks? Perhaps, but there are many other satellites up there now.

14249220 - This is a demonstration of the crowded sky we now have, with all the trails being from Earth-orbiting satellites, with the exception of the tapered orange streak at lower right which is likely a meteor. This is a stack of 40 exposures taken over 70 minutes, layered to accumulate the satellite trails, not eliminate them, to show how many satellites crossed the field in the hour plus of the imaging. Are some SpaceX Starlinks? Perhaps, but there are many other satellites up there now.

A horizon-to-zenith panorama of the winter consellations on a March evening as they set into the southwest. Orion is at bottom centre, with his Belt pointing down to Canis Major and up to Taurus. Gemini and Auriga are at top, in this case near the zenith overhead. The bright star clusters, M44, the Beehive, (at left) and M45, the Pleiades, (at right) flank the Milky Way. M45 is embedded in the Zodiacal Light. The star clusters M35 in Gemini and M41 in Canis Major are also visible as diffuse spots, as are several other star clusters. A couple of satellite trails are visible.

13897757 - A horizon-to-zenith panorama of the winter consellations on a March evening as they set into the southwest. Orion is at bottom centre, with his Belt pointing down to Canis Major and up to Taurus. Gemini and Auriga are at top, in this case near the zenith overhead. The bright star clusters, M44, the Beehive, (at left) and M45, the Pleiades, (at right) flank the Milky Way. M45 is embedded in the Zodiacal Light. The star clusters M35 in Gemini and M41 in Canis Major are also visible as diffuse spots, as are several other star clusters. A couple of satellite trails are visible.

13889317 - United States of America, House with satellite dishes and dog sitting outside front; Utah

The passage of the SpaceX G2-9 Starlink group at about 3:30 am on May 15,2023,with the satellite chain still bright five days after its May 10 launch from Vandenburgh Air Force Base in California. This is most of the group,though a bright leader satellite did pass by a minute prior following the same path. The satellites were predicted to be magntiude 3.0 but appear as bright as first magnitude stars. This is looking northwest toward the Big Dipper at top. The glow of morning twilight brightening the sky. The satellite train is traveling from left to right here,from southwest to north. This is

13999617 - The passage of the SpaceX G2-9 Starlink group at about 3:30 am on May 15,2023,with the satellite chain still bright five days after its May 10 launch from Vandenburgh Air Force Base in California. This is most of the group,though a bright leader satellite did pass by a minute prior following the same path. The satellites were predicted to be magntiude 3.0 but appear as bright as first magnitude stars. This is looking northwest toward the Big Dipper at top. The glow of morning twilight brightening the sky. The satellite train is traveling from left to right here,from southwest to north. This is

The Big Dipper (at right) trailing over Pyramid Mountain in Jasper National Park, on a moonlit night on October 24/25, 2015. An Iridium satellite, in fact two following each other on the same path, streak at left.

13900385 - The Big Dipper (at right) trailing over Pyramid Mountain in Jasper National Park, on a moonlit night on October 24/25, 2015. An Iridium satellite, in fact two following each other on the same path, streak at left.

$Mark gazing at a target, M22, in the Milky Way with his TeleVue 127 refractor at the annual Rothney Observatory Milky Way Nights for July 25, 2019. Several satellite trails mark the sky. Jupiter (brightest at right) and Saturn (at left) flank the Milky Way.$

13899336 - Mark gazing at a target, M22, in the Milky Way with his TeleVue 127 refractor at the annual Rothney Observatory Milky Way Nights for July 25, 2019. Several satellite trails mark the sky. Jupiter (brightest at right) and Saturn (at left) flank the Milky Way.

This is NGC 457, the ET or Owl Cluster in Cassiopeia, in a stack of images showing the total number of satellite trails recorded over the 36 minutes of total expposure time this night. By coincidence, the trails frame the main subject, but the number of satellites now above us make it nearly impossible to take a long exposure image, certainly at the start or end of a night, without recording at least one satellite trail, if not more, per image. Some of the parallel streaks could be Starlink satellites.

13899101 - This is NGC 457, the ET or Owl Cluster in Cassiopeia, in a stack of images showing the total number of satellite trails recorded over the 36 minutes of total expposure time this night. By coincidence, the trails frame the main subject, but the number of satellites now above us make it nearly impossible to take a long exposure image, certainly at the start or end of a night, without recording at least one satellite trail, if not more, per image. Some of the parallel streaks could be Starlink satellites.

Jupiter (at right) and Saturn (at left) shining brightly in the sky and reflected in the still waters of Maskinonge Lake at Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, on June 17/18, 2018. The Milky Way is at left, Scorpius is at centre, and two satellite trails are at top. The sky is blue with solstice twilight. The trees on the opposite shore are charred from the Kenow Fire in September 2017. In the distance are Sofa Mountain and Viny Peak.

13898367 - Jupiter (at right) and Saturn (at left) shining brightly in the sky and reflected in the still waters of Maskinonge Lake at Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, on June 17/18, 2018. The Milky Way is at left, Scorpius is at centre, and two satellite trails are at top. The sky is blue with solstice twilight. The trees on the opposite shore are charred from the Kenow Fire in September 2017. In the distance are Sofa Mountain and Viny Peak.

The LMC, Large Magellanic Cloud, taken with 135mm telephoto lens for a field of view similar to binoculars. Taken from Timor Cottage, Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia, Dec 5, 2012. This is a stack of 10 x 5 minute exposures, median combined (to eliminate some satellite trails) at f/2.8 with Canon L-series 135mm lens and the modified Canon 5D Mark II camera at ISO 800. Tracked on AP 400 equatorial mount.

13898099 - The LMC, Large Magellanic Cloud, taken with 135mm telephoto lens for a field of view similar to binoculars. Taken from Timor Cottage, Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia, Dec 5, 2012. This is a stack of 10 x 5 minute exposures, median combined (to eliminate some satellite trails) at f/2.8 with Canon L-series 135mm lens and the modified Canon 5D Mark II camera at ISO 800. Tracked on AP 400 equatorial mount.

A vertical panorama of the summer Milky Way over the observing field at the Saskatchewan Summer Star Party, held in Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park in southwest Saskatchewan, Canada, at a latitude 49° N. The Park is a Dark Sky Preserve. This was August 26, 2022 on a perfect night of stargazing under very clear skies. The Milky Way extends from Sagittarius near the horizon, to Cygnus nearly overhead at this time, so a vertical sweep of 90°. I've left the satellite trails in for this scene.

13899639 - A vertical panorama of the summer Milky Way over the observing field at the Saskatchewan Summer Star Party, held in Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park in southwest Saskatchewan, Canada, at a latitude 49° N. The Park is a Dark Sky Preserve. This was August 26, 2022 on a perfect night of stargazing under very clear skies. The Milky Way extends from Sagittarius near the horizon, to Cygnus nearly overhead at this time, so a vertical sweep of 90°. I've left the satellite trails in for this scene.

The passage of the SpaceX G2-9 Starlink group at about 3:30 am on May 14,2023,with the satellite chain still bright four days after its May 10 launch from Vandenburgh Air Force Base in California.

13999509 - The passage of the SpaceX G2-9 Starlink group at about 3:30 am on May 14,2023,with the satellite chain still bright four days after its May 10 launch from Vandenburgh Air Force Base in California.

Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) reflected in the still waters this night of Crawling Lake in southern Alberta. A dim aurora at right colours the sky magenta. Lingering twilight colours the sky blue. A meteor or more likely a flaring satellite appears at right and is also reflected in the water. Even in this short exposure, the two tails — dust and ion — are visible. This was July 20, 2020.

13898763 - Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) reflected in the still waters this night of Crawling Lake in southern Alberta. A dim aurora at right colours the sky magenta. Lingering twilight colours the sky blue. A meteor or more likely a flaring satellite appears at right and is also reflected in the water. Even in this short exposure, the two tails — dust and ion — are visible. This was July 20, 2020.

The Zodiacal Light in the the late autumn evening sky from Arizona, overlooking the Chiricahua Mountains near Portal, AZ. The Zodiacal Light exends up from the horizon to the angled following the ecliptic. The summer Milky Way setting into the southwest extends up from the horizon to the right, running through the middle of the Summer Triangle stars. A satellite streaks across the Zodiacal Light, in a flaring path. I shot this from the field at Quailway Cottage.

13897563 - The Zodiacal Light in the the late autumn evening sky from Arizona, overlooking the Chiricahua Mountains near Portal, AZ. The Zodiacal Light exends up from the horizon to the angled following the ecliptic. The summer Milky Way setting into the southwest extends up from the horizon to the right, running through the middle of the Summer Triangle stars. A satellite streaks across the Zodiacal Light, in a flaring path. I shot this from the field at Quailway Cottage.

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71422489 - Bristol, Connecticut, USA Satellite dishes.

13823049 - Telespazio space center in Fucino. Satellite dish for the in-orbit satellites and telecommunications services. Abruzzo, Italy

71399578 - Satellite town of Chorweiler in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

71399580 - Satellite town of Chorweiler in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

71399579 - Satellite town of Chorweiler in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

71399577 - Satellite town of Chorweiler in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

13823050 - Telespazio space center in Fucino. Satellite dish for the in-orbit satellites and telecommunications services. Abruzzo, Italy

$An Egyptian man inside one of the satellite buildings of the Dendera Temple complex, Egypt,North Africa, Africa\n$

13927555 - An Egyptian man inside one of the satellite buildings of the Dendera Temple complex, Egypt,North Africa, Africa\n

71398536 - Rusty old aerials and satellite dishes on a building in Trastevere,Rome,Italy.

Radio telescope at sunset, satellite dish part of the radio astronomy observatory, Very Large Array, Plains of San Agustin, Socorro, New Mexico, USA

70014497 - Radio telescope at sunset, satellite dish part of the radio astronomy observatory, Very Large Array, Plains of San Agustin, Socorro, New Mexico, USA

71380789 - Satellite on the roof of a telecom tower, Texas, USA

70014496 - Radio telescope, satellite dish part of the radio astronomy observatory, Very Large Array, Plains of San Agustin, Socorro, New Mexico, USA

70049645 - Satellite dishes, Raisting, Weilheim-Schongau, Upper Bavaria, Germany

70014499 - Radio telescope at sunset, satellite dish part of the radio astronomy observatory, Very Large Array, Plains of San Agustin, Socorro, New Mexico, USA

71087284 - Satellite dishes at Erdfunkstelle Fuchsstadt Intelsat Teleport at dusk

71011189 - St. Johann Chapel and parabolic Antenna Satellite Dish in Raisting at the earth station, Raisting, Bavaria, Germany

70442925 - Flooded Church tower of Kaljazin on the Volga river with satellite dish in the distance, Kaljazin, Russia, Europe

70208457 - Satellite images, weather forecasting, Euskalmet (Basque Service of Meteorology). Euskadi, Spain

70057400 - Disused satellite dishes, a blight on the summit of Mount Tai, Tai Shan, Shandong province, World Heritage, UNESCO, China

Comminications tower and disused satellite dishes, a blight on the summit of Mount Tai, Tai Shan, Shandong province, World Heritage, UNESCO, China

70057402 - Comminications tower and disused satellite dishes, a blight on the summit of Mount Tai, Tai Shan, Shandong province, World Heritage, UNESCO, China

70057401 - Disused satellite dishes, a blight on the summit of Mount Tai, Tai Shan, Shandong province, World Heritage, UNESCO, China

70245410 - Kosovo. Prishtina. Satellite dishes on apartment house

70174224 - The Raisting Radio Satellite Earth Station, Raisting, Lake Ammersee, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

71328246 - NASA satellite antennas point to the sky for this northern research hub, Ny-Ålesund, Spitsbergen, Norway, Europe

70162312 - Satellite dsh in a village in the Amazon Rainforest, Boca da Valeria, Amazonas, Brazil, South America

NASA's satellite antenna points to the sky as passengers of the expedition ship Sea Spirit (Poseidon Expeditions) gather for a tour of the research facility, Ny-Ålesund, Spitsbergen, Norway, Europe

71328247 - NASA's satellite antenna points to the sky as passengers of the expedition ship Sea Spirit (Poseidon Expeditions) gather for a tour of the research facility, Ny-Ålesund, Spitsbergen, Norway, Europe

71199542 - A pair of surfers ride a wave at Pelican Beach on the Atlantic Ocean; Satellite Beach, Florida, United States of America

70487946 - A city with satellite dishes on the roof of most buildings and a tower against a blue sky

71227455 - gas station with satellite dish, Houston, Texas, US, United States of America, North America

71147793 - Light beacon and satellite dish on Penedos de Sao Pedro e Sao Paulo

Sunbathers sit on the sand of Pelican Beach with a colourful umbrella looking out to the Atlantic ocean, and wooden steps with railing in the foreground; Satellite Beach, Florida, United States of America

71199541 - Sunbathers sit on the sand of Pelican Beach with a colourful umbrella looking out to the Atlantic ocean, and wooden steps with railing in the foreground; Satellite Beach, Florida, United States of America

71199540 - Sunset over a beach and yellow house on the Atlantic coast; Satellite Beach, Florida, United States of America

A Chinese Satellite and Marine Tracking Control (CSMTC) ship with four large tracking dishes lies at anchor in the harbor, Suva, Vanua Levu, Fiji, South Pacific

71228217 - A Chinese Satellite and Marine Tracking Control (CSMTC) ship with four large tracking dishes lies at anchor in the harbor, Suva, Vanua Levu, Fiji, South Pacific

71227460 - still-life of satellite dishes, power poles and colourful houses, Houston, Texas, US, United States of America, North America

70186567 - Towers of Satellite in the north region of Mexico City, Latin America

71027973 - Satellite in space

A giant arachnid sprawls across the arid landscape of western Australia´s Kimberley Region of northern Western Australia, surprising satellite sensors and airplane passengers alike This spider´s not just big, it´s old This prehistoric monster crawls out

70308967 - A giant arachnid sprawls across the arid landscape of western Australia´s Kimberley Region of northern Western Australia, surprising satellite sensors and airplane passengers alike This spider´s not just big, it´s old This prehistoric monster crawls out

70117789 - Radio telescope / satellite dishes: (vlart) san augustine plain, New mexico, USA.

70117788 - Radio telescope / satellite dishes: (vlart) san augustine plain, New mexico, USA.

70101794 - Satellite dishes at buildings. Stockholm. Sweden

70091140 - Satellite dish. Upper Bavaria, Raisting, Germany.

The picturesque, but snow-capped volcanoes, composing the Islands of the Four Mountains in Alaska´s Aleutian Island chain look suspiciously like an alien world in this August 2010 image from the ASTER camera aboard NASA´s orbiting Terra satellite The is

70387883 - The picturesque, but snow-capped volcanoes, composing the Islands of the Four Mountains in Alaska´s Aleutian Island chain look suspiciously like an alien world in this August 2010 image from the ASTER camera aboard NASA´s orbiting Terra satellite The is

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70091139 - Satellite dish and St. Johann Chapel. Upper Bavaria, Raisting, Germany.

In this image taken on 19 April 2010 by ESA’s Envisat satellite, a heavy plume of ash from the Eyjafjallajoekull Volcano in Iceland is seen travelling in a roughly southeasterly direction The volcano has been emitting steam and ash since its recent erupt

70387882 - In this image taken on 19 April 2010 by ESA’s Envisat satellite, a heavy plume of ash from the Eyjafjallajoekull Volcano in Iceland is seen travelling in a roughly southeasterly direction The volcano has been emitting steam and ash since its recent erupt

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70395559 - Satellite dish in snow_covered field. Satellite dish in snow_covered field

70337490 - europe, germany, bavaria, the satellite aerials of raisting

70148392 - Satellite dish in field. Radiotelescopes, dawn. These are known as VLA (very large array). San Augustin Plains. New Mexico. USA.

70141184 - Sun drying yak dung for fuel, an alternative use for a satellite dish. Ghunza village. East Nepal

70117790 - Radio telescope / satellite dishes: (vlart) san augustine plain, New mexico, USA.

70117787 - Radio telescope / satellite dishes: (vlart) san augustine plain, New mexico, USA.

70055071 - Satellite Dish & Traditional Houses in Old Town Sana'a,Sana'a, Yemen

71027972 - Satellite circling Earth in space

70475192 - Satellite dish on balcony, Benidorm, Alicante province, Spain.

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10281221 - Satellite dishes in Bumthang, Bhutan

70256772 - satellite dish on roof - spain

70117786 - Radio telescope satellite dishes, (vlart) san augustine plain, New mexico, USA.

71168144 - A woman stands next to the world's largest satellite dish at Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico.

10281220 - Satellite dishes in Bumthang, Bhutan