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DarthBrooks69420 t1_iu0zkii wrote

Time to get to work on one we can send to the moon. If it takes 7 years to build maybe starship will be ready by then.

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danielravennest t1_iu5it63 wrote

The Moon is a lousy place for a telescope. Dust on the lunar surface is electrostatically charged and sticks to everything. Some of it is broken glass shards, and also scratches things. During the day the Moon gets to the boiling point of water, and at night to far below zero, so thermal expansion will warp the optics.

Open space is better for telescopes.

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