A prominent astonomer has basically called Sky TV on their bullshit excuse for loss of coverage from the Optus B1 satellite.
[quote]"I can't for the life of me understand how the eclipse could have blocked out enough light, because the satellite must be in the shade for a reasonable length of time anyway
"The satellite follows a geocentric orbit, which means it goes around the earth at exactly the same speed as the earth is rotating.
"I think they are just thinking of things to blame."[/quote]