Why are telescopes built?

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Why are telescopes built?

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08-11-2019, 09:01 AM

One reason given: to discover more potentially habitable planets to which we might emigrate.

However, if that were actually true, telescopes would be built on the moon.

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Why are telescopes built? - by EightFingers - 08-11-2019, 06:59 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by HereOnThePrimalEdge - 08-11-2019, 07:08 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by randomq - 08-11-2019, 08:55 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by kalakoa - 08-11-2019, 09:01 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by glassnumbers - 08-11-2019, 09:17 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by randomq - 08-11-2019, 09:29 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by HereOnThePrimalEdge - 08-11-2019, 09:33 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by MattKarma - 08-11-2019, 09:59 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by kalakoa - 08-11-2019, 10:02 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by HereOnThePrimalEdge - 08-11-2019, 10:18 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by MattKarma - 08-11-2019, 10:18 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by TomK - 08-11-2019, 01:36 PM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by reni - 08-11-2019, 02:35 PM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by kalakoa - 08-11-2019, 03:20 PM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by dan d - 08-11-2019, 03:38 PM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by rainyjim - 08-11-2019, 04:28 PM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by TomK - 08-11-2019, 08:05 PM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by MarkP - 08-11-2019, 08:21 PM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by reni - 08-12-2019, 04:19 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by kalakoa - 08-12-2019, 04:32 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by HereOnThePrimalEdge - 08-12-2019, 04:55 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by bananahead - 08-12-2019, 08:01 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by bananahead - 08-12-2019, 08:06 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by randomq - 08-12-2019, 09:16 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by glassnumbers - 08-13-2019, 07:33 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by TomK - 08-13-2019, 05:24 PM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by TomK - 08-13-2019, 07:14 PM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by Frank - 08-14-2019, 03:56 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by kalakoa - 08-14-2019, 04:08 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by HereOnThePrimalEdge - 08-14-2019, 04:43 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by Frank - 08-14-2019, 04:44 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by Frank - 08-14-2019, 04:47 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by HereOnThePrimalEdge - 08-14-2019, 04:52 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by Frank - 08-14-2019, 05:03 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by kalakoa - 08-14-2019, 05:07 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by Frank - 08-14-2019, 05:14 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by kalakoa - 08-14-2019, 05:23 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by Frank - 08-14-2019, 05:32 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by HereOnThePrimalEdge - 08-14-2019, 05:41 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by kalakoa - 08-14-2019, 05:45 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by Frank - 08-14-2019, 06:08 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by Frank - 08-14-2019, 06:16 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by kalakoa - 08-14-2019, 06:24 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by randomq - 08-14-2019, 06:24 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by HereOnThePrimalEdge - 08-14-2019, 06:28 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by Frank - 08-14-2019, 06:44 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by MattKarma - 08-14-2019, 06:59 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by MarkP - 08-14-2019, 07:08 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by MarkP - 08-14-2019, 07:11 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by HereOnThePrimalEdge - 08-14-2019, 07:14 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by ironyak - 08-14-2019, 07:15 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by MattKarma - 08-14-2019, 07:20 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by kalakoa - 08-14-2019, 07:26 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by ironyak - 08-14-2019, 07:30 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by HereOnThePrimalEdge - 08-14-2019, 07:36 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by Frank - 08-14-2019, 11:12 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by ironyak - 08-14-2019, 11:49 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by kalakoa - 08-14-2019, 12:20 PM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by ironyak - 08-14-2019, 12:25 PM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by kalakoa - 08-14-2019, 12:40 PM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by Frank - 08-14-2019, 12:50 PM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by kalakoa - 08-14-2019, 12:57 PM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by HereOnThePrimalEdge - 08-14-2019, 01:03 PM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by Frank - 08-14-2019, 01:06 PM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by HereOnThePrimalEdge - 08-14-2019, 01:36 PM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by TomK - 08-14-2019, 03:35 PM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by TomK - 08-14-2019, 03:51 PM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by TomK - 08-14-2019, 06:05 PM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by Frank - 08-15-2019, 03:17 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by HereOnThePrimalEdge - 08-15-2019, 03:32 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by Frank - 08-15-2019, 03:45 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by randomq - 08-15-2019, 04:20 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by kalakoa - 08-15-2019, 04:27 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by ironyak - 08-15-2019, 04:36 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by Frank - 08-15-2019, 05:09 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by randomq - 08-15-2019, 05:44 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by HereOnThePrimalEdge - 08-15-2019, 05:46 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by kalakoa - 08-15-2019, 05:53 AM

RE: Why are telescopes built? - by TomK - 08-15-2019, 03:57 PM

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