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Letter: Look away if you don't like the sight of wealth in space

Published 7 October 2020

From Albert Beale, London, UK

According to Abigail Beall’s Stargazing at home article, you can see Elon Musk’s SpaceX satellites with “a bit of luck” (19 September, p 51). If I looked up and found my view of the night sky polluted by the sight of a billionaire’s vanity project, I would consider it a misfortune.

Issue no. 3303 published 10 October 2020

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