Maybe the historical form of amateur astronomy with a telescope in the garden might die out (others have made some reasonable counter-arguments). But maybe inst

Maybe the historical form of amateur astronomy with a telescope in the garden might die out (others have made some reasonable counter-arguments). But maybe instead, space based astronomy will become cheaper and more accessible due to the drop in launch costs? My understanding is that a lot of astronomy research (as distinct from amateur stargazing) is limited by atmospheric concerns, so maybe that would be an improvement.