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Space telescopes are objectively superior in every single way. It's like a photograph under clear conditions vs a photograph in fog. Look at Hubble vs much larg
by api 7y ago
Space telescopes are objectively superior in every single way. It's like a photograph under clear conditions vs a photograph in fog. Look at Hubble vs much larger terrestrial scopes. Starship's booster could launch something much larger than Hubble at a fraction of the cost.
- damon_c 7y agoThat's not really true anymore. In the last few years adaptive optics has closed the gap. source: https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/a22240382/neptune-ground-telescope-sharper-images-hubble-adaptive-optics/ https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/a22240382/neptune-gro...
- shadowgovt 7y agoAnd if Starlink inconveniences astronomy, it probably won't take but so many further years before adaptive signal correction algorithms close the gap again.
- avmich 7y ago1) Atmosphere blocks parts of the electromagnetic spectrum, so not all telescopes on Earth will be on the level field with space-based ones. 2) Earth-based telescopes have to withstand gravity of 1g, while in space you can have some bigger structures.