Table of Contents
1. Summary and Overview
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1.1. Charge
4
1.2. Constituencies
4
1.3. Background and Context
5
1.4. Common Themes and Principles
6
1.5. Recommendations
6
1.6. Subgroup reports
9
2. Astrophotography, Astrotourism and Broader Implications of a Global Rise in Night Sky Brightness
10
2.1. Astrophotographers
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2.2. Astrotourism professionals
14
2.3. Rising diffuse night sky brightness from satellites and space debris
17
2.4. Other skywatchers and broad implications
20
3. Survey of the Amateur Astronomy Community Regarding Impacts of Satellite Constellations
22
3.1. Overview.
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3.2. Data Collection
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3.3. Summary of Results
25
3.4. Open Ended Comments
26
3.5. Analysis and Discussion
27
3.6. Input and follow-up from Town Hall discussion
27
3.7. Survey Form
28
4. Perspectives from Indigenous Communities
32
4.1. Key Themes
33
5. Planetariums and the Satellite Constellation Challenge
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5.1. Introduction
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5.2. Assessing satellite constellation impacts in planetariums
38
5.3. Recommendations
39
6. Environmental and Ecological Impacts of Satellite Constellations
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6.1. Historical, political, and environmental context
41
6.2. Environmental harm from satellite constellations
42
References and Further Reading
47
Acronyms & Abbreviations
52
SATCON2 Community Engagement Working Group
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