04-05-2015, 06:57 PM
Ask TMT to do an all-sky IR survey. Let's see who wins out.
The TMT is a direct competitor to the Subaru, Gemini and Keck telescopes. It will be able to do things they can't do and it will also be able to do things we can't do, but at the same time all those observatories will be able to do things the TMT can't do.
The competition will be for funds and it'll depend on what committees and funding organizations decide in several countries.
As to "the how can that be?" question, surely you can understand that the TMT will have the ability to carry out observations and make discoveries other telescopes on Mauna Kea are not capable of making, yet the others are quite capable of making extraordinary discoveries on their own that the TMT is not best used for. I'm surprised you don't seem to understand this.
Telescope aperture size does not correlate with scientific productivity.
The TMT is a direct competitor to the Subaru, Gemini and Keck telescopes. It will be able to do things they can't do and it will also be able to do things we can't do, but at the same time all those observatories will be able to do things the TMT can't do.
The competition will be for funds and it'll depend on what committees and funding organizations decide in several countries.
As to "the how can that be?" question, surely you can understand that the TMT will have the ability to carry out observations and make discoveries other telescopes on Mauna Kea are not capable of making, yet the others are quite capable of making extraordinary discoveries on their own that the TMT is not best used for. I'm surprised you don't seem to understand this.
Telescope aperture size does not correlate with scientific productivity.