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This is fine for really high budget astronomy, but anyone not having access to billions of funding will be out of luck. Not to speak of possible territorial con
by Sebb767 5y ago
This is fine for really high budget astronomy, but anyone not having access to billions of funding will be out of luck. Not to speak of possible territorial conflicts on the moon, so billions might even not help you if you happen to be in the wrong country. Stargazers or hobby astronomers might as well just look at a desktop background ...
That's not to say we should not build a observatory there - this is a good idea[0]. But it does not solve most of the issues these satellites pose.
[0] Though a space station might solve a lot of similar issues without the need to land and take off.
- fallingknife 5y agoCommercial use is going to be prioritized over hobbyists in any domain. Think about what the reaction would be if drone pilots wanted to add restrictions to airline routes so that they could use the airspace. I don't really see how this is any different.
- ghaff 5y agoIt's not just hobbyists. Earth-based observatories have to contend with light pollution in many locations. And while, in some cases, there have been mitigations, astronomers aren't going to get cities to turn off their lights every night in general.
- zionic 5y agoTourist flights to the moon will be $1-2 mil/person in 2035 ($1000 or so in today’s money). College students will get to visit and set up their own experiments as part of their billion dollar tuition.
- tsjq 5y agowhat's your inflation % ?