World's largest telescope threatened by light pollution from renewable energy project

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Astronomers are sounding alarm bells as the world's most precious sky-observing location faces a light pollution risk due to a new renewable energy project.

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[Helio]

I sure hope the industrial complex moves as suggested.

 

[Classical Motion]

She's a beauty. There are plenty of other hydrogen locations.

 

[billslugg]

My understanding is the renewable energy engineers are claiming the land as their only sacred hydrogen production grounds.

 

[Classical Motion]

Sacred production grounds? No comment.

 

[cacarr]

Sacred production grounds? No comment.

One suspects that was a joke

 

[cacarr]

There does not appear to be a super compelling reason to build that facility there. But, in the longer term, important telescopes are going to be in space. Light pollution will get worse and the number of objects in orbit will continue to go up rapidly -- Starlink won't be the only mega-constellation.

 

[billslugg]

Earth surface is a horrible place to put a telescope, haze, light pollution, water vapor, gravity. We need more space telescopes. I want to see a swarm of smaller mirrors serving as interferometers. A telescope of huge proportions could see great detail.