Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

--- blog:articles:general:astronomers_nightmare [2021/06/01 10:34] – [Solutions] Phil Ide
+++ blog:articles:general:astronomers_nightmare [2021/06/01 10:43] (current) – [Solutions] Phil Ide
@@ Line 22: / Line 22: @@
 With the Gateway programme, NASA is returning to the Moon, which has long been argued as a favoured spot for large, ground-based telescopes. The lack of atmosphere provides all the advantages Hubble had, and the low gravity means telescope mirrors (which these days are made from fragments anyway, and not in a single piece) can be made larger. In addition, an orbit at a large distance from the Moon would provide good conditions for image stability without those pesky satellites.
-If the weather (clouds) become too much of a problem, or satellites begin to disrupt ground-based astronomy, the move into orbit around the Earth, Moon or Sun is always on the table, as is a move to the Lunar surface itself. But all this comes at a huge cost. It will be a long time before a general move beyond Earth will happen.
+If the weather (clouds, high winds) become too much of a problem, or satellites begin to disrupt ground-based astronomy, the move into orbit around the Earth, Moon or Sun is always on the table, as is a move to the Lunar surface itself. But all this comes at a huge cost. It will be a long time before a general move beyond Earth will happen.
 ~~socialite~~
 ~~DISCUSSION~~