Comment on Elon Musk destroys astronomy
BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one 1 day agoYou 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.
Comment on Elon Musk destroys astronomy
BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one 1 day agoYou 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.
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Even if you make them sub-surface, or otherwise shield them from the FOV of the antenna?
BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one 1 day 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.
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 1 day 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.
BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one 1 day ago
True. When can we visit said hypothetical moon base?