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Re:Arecibo telescope, on the brink of collapse, will be dism... by sandworm101 on Friday November 20, 2020 @02:46AM (#25158177)
I would add that the one thing arecebo had over fast was a transmit function, a suspended cabin heavy enough to support a radar emitter. If you want to bounce radar off planets, fast wont work.
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Re:Arecibo telescope, on the brink of collapse, will be dism... by asgekar on Saturday November 21, 2020 @12:58AM (#25168094)
Correct! Bird lovers would hate to see those birds die, but the LiDar was the facility which allowed high-res atmospheric studies. FAST, or most other telescopes, don't have this capacity, especially with any comparable size (which allows us to amplify the signal when focused).

Truly sad.

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