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*** In HOTPE's opinion

The next visual range space based telescope scheduled for launch is the James Webb Space Telescope. It will be a world class observatory, but planning started 20 years ago, and it won't be launched for another 2 years.

In gestation since 1996...

The JWST has a history of major cost overruns and delays. The first realistic budget estimates were that the observatory would cost $1.6 billion and launch in 2011. NASA has now scheduled the telescope for a 2018 launch. In 2011, the United States House of Representatives voted to terminate funding, after about $3 billion had been spent and 75% of its hardware was in production.[9] Funding was restored in compromise legislation with the US Senate, and spending on the program was capped at $8 billion.[10] As of December 2014, the telescope remained on schedule and within budget, but at risk of further delays.[11]


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Webb..._Telescope

Does this give anyone the impression that space based telescopes are ready for prime time? That we are at a point where we can bring a halt to construction of terrestrial observatories?

"How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives." -Annie Dillard
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Pointless thread - by Obie - 01-25-2016, 04:57 PM
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RE: Pointless thread - by HereOnThePrimalEdge - 01-26-2016, 06:17 AM
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RE: Pointless thread - by HereOnThePrimalEdge - 01-26-2016, 07:02 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by HereOnThePrimalEdge - 01-26-2016, 07:56 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by Obie - 01-26-2016, 08:01 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by kalakoa - 01-26-2016, 08:18 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by PunaMauka2 - 01-26-2016, 09:11 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by dakine - 01-26-2016, 03:02 PM
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RE: Pointless thread - by TomK - 01-26-2016, 05:37 PM
RE: Pointless thread - by TomK - 01-26-2016, 09:45 PM
RE: Pointless thread - by Aaron S - 01-27-2016, 02:56 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by dakine - 01-27-2016, 03:00 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by PunaMauka2 - 01-27-2016, 04:03 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by TomK - 01-27-2016, 05:28 PM
RE: Pointless thread - by Obie - 01-27-2016, 05:58 PM
RE: Pointless thread - by VancouverIslander - 01-28-2016, 05:51 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by HereOnThePrimalEdge - 01-28-2016, 06:47 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by snorkle - 01-28-2016, 07:46 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by HereOnThePrimalEdge - 01-28-2016, 07:52 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by PunaMauka2 - 01-28-2016, 08:35 AM
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RE: Pointless thread - by VancouverIslander - 01-28-2016, 11:15 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by PunaMauka2 - 01-28-2016, 11:28 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by PunaMauka2 - 01-28-2016, 11:35 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by The_Saints - 01-28-2016, 11:57 AM
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RE: Pointless thread - by kalakoa - 01-28-2016, 04:03 PM
RE: Pointless thread - by TomK - 01-28-2016, 07:34 PM
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RE: Pointless thread - by snorkle - 01-29-2016, 01:40 AM
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RE: Pointless thread - by dakine - 01-29-2016, 04:26 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by HereOnThePrimalEdge - 01-29-2016, 06:46 AM
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RE: Pointless thread - by dakine - 01-29-2016, 12:43 PM
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RE: Pointless thread - by HereOnThePrimalEdge - 01-29-2016, 02:21 PM
RE: Pointless thread - by Guest - 01-29-2016, 02:32 PM
RE: Pointless thread - by dakine - 01-29-2016, 02:40 PM
RE: Pointless thread - by HereOnThePrimalEdge - 01-29-2016, 02:56 PM
RE: Pointless thread - by dakine - 01-29-2016, 03:45 PM
RE: Pointless thread - by knieft - 01-29-2016, 03:54 PM
RE: Pointless thread - by HereOnThePrimalEdge - 01-29-2016, 04:15 PM
RE: Pointless thread - by TomK - 01-29-2016, 06:47 PM
RE: Pointless thread - by kalakoa - 01-30-2016, 06:52 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by TomK - 01-30-2016, 08:12 PM
RE: Pointless thread - by Kenney - 01-31-2016, 06:48 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by Aaron S - 02-01-2016, 03:15 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by pahoated - 02-01-2016, 08:06 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by Guest - 02-02-2016, 12:53 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by dakine - 02-02-2016, 03:51 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by HereOnThePrimalEdge - 02-02-2016, 04:07 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by kalakoa - 02-02-2016, 05:19 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by beejee - 02-06-2016, 03:32 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by Aaron S - 02-06-2016, 06:11 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by Aaron S - 02-06-2016, 06:13 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by Guest - 02-06-2016, 09:11 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by dakine - 02-06-2016, 09:32 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by HereOnThePrimalEdge - 02-06-2016, 09:49 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by pahoated - 02-06-2016, 11:04 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by AKpilot - 02-06-2016, 11:26 AM
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RE: Pointless thread - by TomK - 02-06-2016, 06:38 PM
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RE: Pointless thread - by Aaron S - 02-09-2016, 03:08 AM
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RE: Pointless thread - by Aaron S - 02-09-2016, 06:06 AM
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RE: Pointless thread - by leilanidude - 02-09-2016, 07:26 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by kalakoa - 02-09-2016, 07:36 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by HereOnThePrimalEdge - 02-09-2016, 08:35 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by Guest - 02-09-2016, 08:49 AM
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RE: Pointless thread - by leilanidude - 02-09-2016, 09:17 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by kalakoa - 02-09-2016, 09:23 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by HereOnThePrimalEdge - 02-09-2016, 09:36 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by Guest - 02-09-2016, 03:47 PM
RE: Pointless thread - by dakine - 02-09-2016, 03:53 PM
RE: Pointless thread - by TomK - 02-09-2016, 04:06 PM
RE: Pointless thread - by HereOnThePrimalEdge - 02-09-2016, 04:18 PM
RE: Pointless thread - by pahoated - 02-09-2016, 04:21 PM
RE: Pointless thread - by Guest - 02-09-2016, 06:17 PM
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RE: Pointless thread - by robguz - 02-10-2016, 07:04 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by Guest - 02-10-2016, 07:38 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by HereOnThePrimalEdge - 02-10-2016, 08:11 AM
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RE: Pointless thread - by PunaMauka2 - 02-10-2016, 08:46 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by dakine - 02-10-2016, 10:24 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by Guest - 02-10-2016, 11:02 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by HereOnThePrimalEdge - 02-10-2016, 11:36 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by dakine - 02-10-2016, 12:11 PM
RE: Pointless thread - by HereOnThePrimalEdge - 02-10-2016, 12:34 PM
RE: Pointless thread - by Chunkster - 02-10-2016, 01:51 PM
RE: Pointless thread - by TomK - 02-10-2016, 03:17 PM
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RE: Pointless thread - by Obie - 02-11-2016, 03:00 AM
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RE: Pointless thread - by VancouverIslander - 02-11-2016, 12:51 PM
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RE: Pointless thread - by HereOnThePrimalEdge - 02-12-2016, 04:12 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by dmbwest - 02-12-2016, 04:35 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by TomK - 02-12-2016, 05:09 PM
RE: Pointless thread - by kalakoa - 02-13-2016, 05:13 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by pahoated - 02-13-2016, 06:25 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by Lodestone - 02-13-2016, 07:36 AM
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RE: Pointless thread - by snorkle - 02-13-2016, 12:00 PM
RE: Pointless thread - by Aaron S - 02-13-2016, 12:01 PM
RE: Pointless thread - by HereOnThePrimalEdge - 02-13-2016, 12:40 PM
RE: Pointless thread - by dakine - 02-13-2016, 01:16 PM
RE: Pointless thread - by HereOnThePrimalEdge - 02-13-2016, 01:32 PM
RE: Pointless thread - by dakine - 02-13-2016, 01:55 PM
RE: Pointless thread - by HereOnThePrimalEdge - 02-13-2016, 02:29 PM
RE: Pointless thread - by TomK - 02-13-2016, 02:38 PM
RE: Pointless thread - by HereOnThePrimalEdge - 02-13-2016, 02:51 PM
RE: Pointless thread - by TomK - 02-13-2016, 04:23 PM
RE: Pointless thread - by TomK - 02-13-2016, 06:48 PM
RE: Pointless thread - by TomK - 02-13-2016, 07:56 PM
RE: Pointless thread - by snorkle - 02-14-2016, 05:25 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by Lodestone - 02-14-2016, 06:16 AM
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RE: Pointless thread - by TomK - 02-14-2016, 06:38 PM
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RE: Pointless thread - by Obie - 02-16-2016, 03:13 AM
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RE: Pointless thread - by PaulW - 02-17-2016, 01:09 PM
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RE: Pointless thread - by dakine - 02-17-2016, 04:15 PM
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RE: Pointless thread - by Lodestone - 02-18-2016, 04:30 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by PunaMauka2 - 02-18-2016, 04:35 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by kalakoa - 02-18-2016, 04:56 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by HereOnThePrimalEdge - 02-18-2016, 05:36 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by PaulW - 02-18-2016, 06:54 AM
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RE: Pointless thread - by HereOnThePrimalEdge - 02-20-2016, 05:18 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by TomK - 02-22-2016, 09:36 PM
RE: Pointless thread - by PunaMauka2 - 02-23-2016, 01:45 AM
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RE: Pointless thread - by kalakoa - 02-26-2016, 08:12 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by HereOnThePrimalEdge - 02-26-2016, 01:35 PM
RE: Pointless thread - by Obie - 02-26-2016, 03:26 PM
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RE: Pointless thread - by HereOnThePrimalEdge - 02-26-2016, 06:36 PM
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RE: Pointless thread - by PunaMauka2 - 03-01-2016, 05:31 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by kalakoa - 03-01-2016, 05:33 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by PunaMauka2 - 03-01-2016, 05:36 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by Guest - 03-03-2016, 02:46 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by HereOnThePrimalEdge - 03-03-2016, 03:40 AM
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RE: Pointless thread - by leilanidude - 03-03-2016, 06:33 AM
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RE: Pointless thread - by HereOnThePrimalEdge - 03-03-2016, 06:54 AM
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RE: Pointless thread - by HereOnThePrimalEdge - 03-03-2016, 08:22 AM
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RE: Pointless thread - by PunaMauka2 - 03-03-2016, 09:09 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by kalakoa - 03-03-2016, 09:20 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by kalakoa - 03-03-2016, 09:36 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by ironyak - 03-03-2016, 09:38 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by HereOnThePrimalEdge - 03-03-2016, 09:50 AM
RE: Pointless thread - by PunaMauka2 - 03-03-2016, 10:00 AM
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RE: Pointless thread - by TomK - 03-03-2016, 07:07 PM
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