"Mysterious, very bright lights were spotted near Mt. Whitney."
Reflect Orbital lit up a large area of the desert near Lone Pine to simulate how sunlight-reflecting satellite mirrors might aid with nighttime search and rescue.
🔗 https://www.sfchronicle.com/outdoors/article/reflect-orbital-light-mt-whitney-22475517.php
The company, #ReflectOrbital founded in 2024, promotes the ambitious idea that giant mirrors mounted to a massive web of orbiting satellites will aid all sorts of human endeavors by beaming down “sunlight on demand.” By hacking nighttime, cities will be able to light their streets “without carbon emissions,”
--FALSE: huge amounts of CO2 and pollution is emitted to launch each one of those mirrors--
... farmers will be able to “extend seasons”
--FALSE: moon-brightness levels of light don't extend seasons!--
... and “boost yields,”
--FALSE: plants need to rest
... and construction projects will “complete in half the time,”
--FALSE: construction workers need to rest! In any case, they are already working with lights (much cheaper, less pollution) when time is critical.--
--TRUE: 🔗 https://mastodon.social/@sundogplanets/117450993251915248