okay so if the event horizon telescope is earth-sized
what if we built one solar system sized
stuck radio telescopes out in the oort cloud
what if we built one solar system sized
stuck radio telescopes out in the oort cloud
@izaya I've thought about this too. I don't see a reason why not except that positioning seems like it'd be a wickedly hard problem. think about how long it took to align all the jwst optics, and they had rigid structure to rely on.
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@neonkaaa maybe? you're saying that if this theoretical deep space telescope array is based on interferometry, positioning wouldn't be a problem? I think it still would be, but I'm fuzzy on the principles there.
It is a different kind of telescope from JWST, so probably my comparison isn't germane. @izaya
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I prefer not to use terms like "problem" in engineering areas. An "issue", "task", "goal", probably. Because we either know how to handle anything or not. If not, we need some resources to figure out how.
There are no issues with positioning a spacecraft, we're doing it since the 60th. Same for synchronization. Maybe we still cannot move fast enough, but we're trying to handle it 🙂
Btw, our Moon is already "deep space".