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What right do you have to turn that statement around? Incredible entitlement. /s But really adaptive optics is nice, and lets us compensate for atmospheric di
by labster 6y ago
What right do you have to turn that statement around? Incredible entitlement. /s
But really adaptive optics is nice, and lets us compensate for atmospheric distortions. But not light filtered by the atmosphere. Or clouds. Or daylight. And we still have to compensate for quakes and vibrations, and temperature change. It's simply just cheaper to do on land than in space.
Imagine if it wasn't an order of magnitude more expensive in space. Or imagine a large telescope array on the Moon, where you get stability, ability to repair, and no atmosphere to get in the way. With SLS and Starship, all of that starts to look possible in the next 20 years.