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It should have read: "Astronomers Find Coldest, Driest, Calmest Place On Earth, Decide To Put Telescope There".
This site is an exciting prospect; am looking forward to what may be revealed, especially as we still cannot place telescopes in space as large as those we can build on Earth. Unless a project like the Terrestrial Planet Finder is approved. Still, despite being explicitly a very calm location I keep catching myself worrying how it will survive fierce Antarctic winds.
Almost forgot - a bit disappointing the site's latitude will keep any scopes there from seeing much of anything in the northern celestial sphere. There are plenty of worthy targets in the south, more than a lifetime's worth, but I do like comprehensive coverage.
This site is an exciting prospect; am looking forward to what may be revealed, especially as we still cannot place telescopes in space as large as those we can build on Earth. Unless a project like the Terrestrial Planet Finder is approved. Still, despite being explicitly a very calm location I keep catching myself worrying how it will survive fierce Antarctic winds.
Almost forgot - a bit disappointing the site's latitude will keep any scopes there from seeing much of anything in the northern celestial sphere. There are plenty of worthy targets in the south, more than a lifetime's worth, but I do like comprehensive coverage.
