personal hubble

[Charles Dunlop]

Wonder how much it would cost to have your own like 20 inch orbiting telescope.

[Greg Marshall]

OK, but a more serious question is whether it is worth it. What I mean is that for visible light imaging, Earth-based telescopes with exotic adaptive optics can do just as good a job - maybe better, given that much larger telescopes are viable. I think that is why all the recent activity in space telescopes has been in infrared and other bands that can't be done from Earth.

[Charles Dunlop]

It would be unreal. Wish there were a price tag, then there'd be something to shoot for you know lol . Gyroscopes, solar power, etc. It's totally doable.

[Trevor Woodrow]

Don't tease Greg!

Of course that would leave the ground support, imager, mechanics on the scope....hey do you need permission to do something like this?

[Greg Marshall]

I discussed this with my cousin recently. He said that if I could come up with the money for the telescope he'd provide the launch vehicle!