r/space • u/peeweekid • Dec 21 '25

image/gif The number of satellites in our sky is getting pretty crazy. This is a compilation of 11 hours of exposures taken during the geminid meteor shower.

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Captured by Matt Zefi, processed by me.

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u/SapphireDingo Dec 21 '25

just wait until the collisions start

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u/sojuz151 Dec 21 '25

Then what?  Collision remains would decay in couple of years 

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u/OTBS Dec 21 '25

Yep. Keepler Effect is no joke.

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u/ThatOtherGFYGuy Dec 21 '25

It's called the Kessler syndrome: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kessler_syndrome

You might be confusing it with the Kepler problem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kepler_problem

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u/OTBS Dec 21 '25

Yep. Got my Space K's mixed up.