Comment on Elon Musk destroys astronomy

• BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  You would still need a power amp repeater every 500 meters, which requires a lot of power and create noise. You can’t be quiet with noise.

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  • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Even if you make them sub-surface, or otherwise shield them from the FOV of the antenna?

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    • BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yes, because there’s no way to transmit power or data anywhere without being loud af in any signal spectrum. It’s physically impossible.

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      • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Be that as it may, it’d be minimal compared to the interference that terrestrial radio observatories have to deal with.

        I guess I’m just saying that I don’t understand why you’re being so negative about the concept when it’s clearly going to be orders of magnitude better than existing antennae.

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