Re: LSST: The Death of Amateur Astronomy?
- From: Quadibloc <jsavard@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 20:08:00 -0700 (PDT)
On Mar 29, 9:45 am, James <wimpyVO2...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
When the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope comes on board, I don't see
how amateurs will be able to discover anything new in the sky. The
LSST will always be there first. You can forget comet hunting,
asteroid hunting, or finding galaxy supernovae.
That isn't the death of amateur astronomy, since the vast majority of
anateur astronomers simply wish to see Saturn or Mars or the Orion
Nebula with their own eyes through a telescope.
John Savard
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