06-28-2016, 08:23 PM
Paul,
Not more desirable on its own, but with the E-ELT and the GMT both in Chile, the southern sky is already covered. A large telescope based in the northern hemisphere gives access to the sky that isn't available to those in Chile. Basically, if all three large telescopes are in Chile, a huge chunk of the sky can't be observed by any of them.
Not more desirable on its own, but with the E-ELT and the GMT both in Chile, the southern sky is already covered. A large telescope based in the northern hemisphere gives access to the sky that isn't available to those in Chile. Basically, if all three large telescopes are in Chile, a huge chunk of the sky can't be observed by any of them.