Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: We present a solution of a devil’s advocate to put telescopes in space, as one possible way to mitigate the impact on astronomy and on the night sky of recent large satellite constellations. The limitations of telescopes in space versus on Earth are noted. However, the solution draws from the history of telescopes that had to be moved from major human settlements to rural areas in the past; and it poses que question if it is possible that the future may lead to similar moves of putting telescopes in space, as satellites become a major human development similar to human development of cities that pushed telescopes out of cities to rural areas in the past.
Author: Lerothodi L. Leeuw
Institution: University of the Western Cape
Language: English
Subfield: Instrumentation
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,450
OpenAlex ID: W7124742410
FWCI:
Cites:
Cited by:
Related to: