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It'd be so cool if we can put up a huge antenna / scope on the far side of the moon. You'd be completely shielded from all human noise
by FredPret 2y ago
It'd be so cool if we can put up a huge antenna / scope on the far side of the moon. You'd be completely shielded from all human noise
- amelius 2y agoUntil we put satellites around the Moon.
- FredPret 2y agoI wonder if it could be made practical to have a radio interferometer made up of several spacecraft flying in various directions.
- martinky24 2y agoDoesn’t the moon rotate
- ooterness 2y agoNo. The moon is tidally locked to the Earth, so its rotation exactly matches its orbital period. If you put a telescope on the far side, it'll always be pointing away from Earth.
- joshuakogut 2y agoThis is the principle behind the lagrange point chosen for the James Webb Space Telescope. It's occluded from the brightness of the sun by the earth.