>Most scientific observations don't do long exposures
Not quite the whole truth, I think you're speaking a tad beyond your expertise. While you're right that transient science generally does short exposures (TESS is 2 seconds, Kepler was 6.5, LSST will be ~20 iirc), the vast majority of astrophysical science I've been exposed to (mechanical engineer at an astrophysics research institute), 10 or 20 minute exposures are more the norm. Especially when looking at faint objects.
Doesn't take away from your main point - astronomers will adapt. I think they're perturbed by this because Starlink makes their jobs even more complex, and thus more expensive. A cost that SpaceX doesn't bear at all.
I looked up the exposure times for transient searches and went with that. It matched what astronomer friends had told me. I am not an astrophysicist.
I think astronomers have a right to be perturbed about Starlink et al. SpaceX seeming to not care about the effect Starlink satellites would have on astronomy is ridiculous. At the same time stupid mis/disinformation like this tweet is also ridiculous.
Not quite the whole truth, I think you're speaking a tad beyond your expertise. While you're right that transient science generally does short exposures (TESS is 2 seconds, Kepler was 6.5, LSST will be ~20 iirc), the vast majority of astrophysical science I've been exposed to (mechanical engineer at an astrophysics research institute), 10 or 20 minute exposures are more the norm. Especially when looking at faint objects.
Doesn't take away from your main point - astronomers will adapt. I think they're perturbed by this because Starlink makes their jobs even more complex, and thus more expensive. A cost that SpaceX doesn't bear at all.