This report is a public version of a discussion paper prepared for the Astro-Sat Workshop held on November 16th and 17th, 2023 in Vancouver, Canada. Workshop participants included members of the International Astronomical Union’s (IAU) Center for the Protection of the Dark and Quiet Sky (CPS), and of the CPS Work Package 2 (WP2), as well as other experts from multiple disciplines and backgrounds.
© Aaron Boley and Michael Byers, Outer Space Institute Report, November 2024.
Action Item Paragraphs — OSI Workshop on Orbital Light and Spectrum Pollution
On November 16 and 17, 2023, the Outer Space Institute (OSI) hosted a transdisciplinary workshop that addressed the proliferating issue of orbital light and spectrum pollution, resulting from the rapid increase in satellites placed in Earth orbits.
These paragraphs were authored by participants of the workshop. They do not reflect consensus-based or agreed-on recommendations. Rather, they represent a broad collection of rough ideas, suggestions, and potential action items with the aim of advancing the protection of dark and quiet skies from orbital light and spectrum pollution, through education, advocacy, collaboration, and more.