When have you snuck “Space Telescopes” into a conversation?
Try it sometime – You will find agreement, and support. Or you can educate someone.
It’s fun, and easy!
Why Space Telescopes?
Land-based telescopes have certain advantages. But when you want to really see an astronomical object, there is no substitute for a Space-based telescope.
The atmosphere, along with blurring images, also filters certain wavelengths.
(You cannot know what you cannot see.)
Space Telescopes can be operated by anyone with a computer.
(You do not have to travel to strange foreign lands to use a telescope.)
The danger from Earth-impacting objects is real.
There is no better way to locate them beyond a network of space telescopes.
Short mission times? Difficult to repair? Viewing time is limited? Cannot do surveys?
All these problems are solved with inexpensive Space Telescopes.