Image of Our Satellite-Choked Night Skies
5 comments
- Points13
- Comments7
–Rank now
#11Peak rank
1Days on list
48Score · 7d
Nov 5, 2026First seen
Rank · 7 days
On Hacker News
- Points
- 13
- Comments
- 7
- Submitted by
- amatheus
- Posted
- Nov 5, 2026
- Site
- kottke.org
Story details from Hacker News ↗ · linked article on kottke.org.
Trending history
Image of Our Satellite-Choked Night Skies was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 5, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 11 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #11 of 30, reached on Nov 5, 17:07 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 5, 17:37 UTC.
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Last 14 days
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From the discussion
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The hard part came next. Larsen spent about 45 hours layering the individual photos – each of which contained about 25 satellites – over one another, using Adobe Photoshop. Much of the time was spent painstakingly erasing stars, to reveal the satellites. This is less an "image of our satellite-choked night skies" and…
Looks like some of the first 8-bit Moiré pattern demos. Makes perfect sense. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moir%C3%A9_pattern
* https://www.instagram.com/p/Dei4FQ0HSt- * https://satellitemap.space * https://platform.leolabs.space/visualization
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Questions
Is Image of Our Satellite-Choked Night Skies trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 5, 17:37 UTC, after 1 day of trending.
What is the highest rank Image of Our Satellite-Choked Night Skies reached?
#11 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 5, 17:07 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has Image of Our Satellite-Choked Night Skies been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 5, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (11 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
13 points and 7 comments; submitted by amatheus on Nov 5, 2026.