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Old March 11th 18, 10:24 AM posted to sci.astro.amateur
RichA[_6_]
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Default That is one insane astro camera!

https://www.lsst.org/about

10,500mm f/1.25, 3GP sensor array and a 27ft diameter mirror.

Able to scan its whole sky in...3 nights?!
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Old March 11th 18, 01:56 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur
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On Sunday, 11 March 2018 10:24:42 UTC+1, RichA wrote:
https://www.lsst.org/about

10,500mm f/1.25, 3GP sensor array and a 27ft diameter mirror.

Able to scan its whole sky in...3 nights?!


Wont it take twice the lifetime of the universe to crunch all the data?
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Old March 13th 18, 03:52 AM posted to sci.astro.amateur
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On Sunday, 11 March 2018 08:56:57 UTC-4, Chris.B wrote:
On Sunday, 11 March 2018 10:24:42 UTC+1, RichA wrote:
https://www.lsst.org/about

10,500mm f/1.25, 3GP sensor array and a 27ft diameter mirror.

Able to scan its whole sky in...3 nights?!


Wont it take twice the lifetime of the universe to crunch all the data?


Well, they could program a computer to just look for brightness variations in the images, that's a start.
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Old March 13th 18, 07:58 AM posted to sci.astro.amateur
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On Tuesday, 13 March 2018 03:52:20 UTC+1, RichA wrote:
On Sunday, 11 March 2018 08:56:57 UTC-4, Chris.B wrote:
On Sunday, 11 March 2018 10:24:42 UTC+1, RichA wrote:
https://www.lsst.org/about

10,500mm f/1.25, 3GP sensor array and a 27ft diameter mirror.

Able to scan its whole sky in...3 nights?!


Wont it take twice the lifetime of the universe to crunch all the data?


Well, they could program a computer to just look for brightness variations in the images, that's a start.



Why not just settle for '42' and be done with it?

Boore's Law: The speed of computers doubles every year to cope with mankind's total inadequacy at writing efficient software.

When all generated power is reserved for toiling computers what will the people eat then?

Can one have one's virtual cake and eat it?
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Old March 15th 18, 03:14 AM posted to sci.astro.amateur
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On Tuesday, 13 March 2018 02:58:22 UTC-4, Chris.B wrote:
On Tuesday, 13 March 2018 03:52:20 UTC+1, RichA wrote:
On Sunday, 11 March 2018 08:56:57 UTC-4, Chris.B wrote:
On Sunday, 11 March 2018 10:24:42 UTC+1, RichA wrote:
https://www.lsst.org/about

10,500mm f/1.25, 3GP sensor array and a 27ft diameter mirror.

Able to scan its whole sky in...3 nights?!

Wont it take twice the lifetime of the universe to crunch all the data?


Well, they could program a computer to just look for brightness variations in the images, that's a start.



Why not just settle for '42' and be done with it?

Boore's Law: The speed of computers doubles every year to cope with mankind's total inadequacy at writing efficient software.


I knew a guy who got a job in computers when he left school as civil engineer but there were few jobs at the time. He specialized in re-writing software other wrote, to fix it. I think he stuck with it after that.
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Old March 16th 18, 12:07 AM posted to sci.astro.amateur
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On Sunday, March 11, 2018 at 5:56:57 AM UTC-7, Chris.B wrote:
On Sunday, 11 March 2018 10:24:42 UTC+1, RichA wrote:
https://www.lsst.org/about

10,500mm f/1.25, 3GP sensor array and a 27ft diameter mirror.

Able to scan its whole sky in...3 nights?!


Wont it take twice the lifetime of the universe to crunch all the data?


Just use Bitcoin mining machines all over the world, feed them with star database and give some reward to miners if they find something in the sky interesting.
Am I genius or what?
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Old March 16th 18, 08:33 AM posted to sci.astro.amateur
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On Friday, 16 March 2018 00:07:04 UTC+1, StarDust wrote:
On Sunday, March 11, 2018 at 5:56:57 AM UTC-7, Chris.B wrote:
On Sunday, 11 March 2018 10:24:42 UTC+1, RichA wrote:
https://www.lsst.org/about

10,500mm f/1.25, 3GP sensor array and a 27ft diameter mirror.

Able to scan its whole sky in...3 nights?!


Wont it take twice the lifetime of the universe to crunch all the data?


Just use Bitcoin mining machines all over the world, feed them with star database and give some reward to miners if they find something in the sky interesting.


Am I genius or what?


Not unless your scheme offers maximum reward for least effort.
Everybody wants to be a lottery winner. Absolutely NO effort involved.
Who pays the winner's prize? Several billion losers.
Can you con a billion losers into regularly throwing away their "investment?"
It depends on human gullibility and selling the dream of winning.
A license to print your own currency is very small beer indeed compared with any lottery.
The mere existence of casinos and bookies is absolute testament to the gullibility of mankind.
Just look at our [supposed] leaders! Elections are the biggest con and the biggest lottery on the planet.
NO effort involved. Billions of losers and one instantly corrupted, small-minded whiner.
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Old March 16th 18, 01:54 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur
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Default That is one insane astro camera!

On Friday, March 16, 2018 at 12:33:23 AM UTC-7, Chris.B wrote:
On Friday, 16 March 2018 00:07:04 UTC+1, StarDust wrote:
On Sunday, March 11, 2018 at 5:56:57 AM UTC-7, Chris.B wrote:
On Sunday, 11 March 2018 10:24:42 UTC+1, RichA wrote:
https://www.lsst.org/about

10,500mm f/1.25, 3GP sensor array and a 27ft diameter mirror.

Able to scan its whole sky in...3 nights?!

Wont it take twice the lifetime of the universe to crunch all the data?


Just use Bitcoin mining machines all over the world, feed them with star database and give some reward to miners if they find something in the sky interesting.


Am I genius or what?


Not unless your scheme offers maximum reward for least effort.
Everybody wants to be a lottery winner. Absolutely NO effort involved.
Who pays the winner's prize? Several billion losers.
Can you con a billion losers into regularly throwing away their "investment?"
It depends on human gullibility and selling the dream of winning.
A license to print your own currency is very small beer indeed compared with any lottery.
The mere existence of casinos and bookies is absolute testament to the gullibility of mankind.
Just look at our [supposed] leaders! Elections are the biggest con and the biggest lottery on the planet.
NO effort involved. Billions of losers and one instantly corrupted, small-minded whiner.


Like soooo many others, that's why I don't vote!
Some people vote, because they can take time off from work!
 




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