BBC NEWS | Magazine | How to set up a moon base

If money were no object, what would it take to build a moon base fit for
human habitation? Nasa is looking into just that, using the Hubble Space
Telescope to hunt for suitable locations. And what if they build on one of
the millions of plots already "sold" by entrepreneurs?

Much more from http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4177064.stm

Nick wrote:
If money were no object, what would it take to build a moon base fit for
human habitation? Nasa is looking into just that, using the Hubble Space
Telescope to hunt for suitable locations. And what if they build on one of
the millions of plots already "sold" by entrepreneurs?

Much more from http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4177064.stm

For starters the Hubble Space Telescope can't image the Moon - its too
bright!

Wasn't it John Ruddy who wrote:

For starters the Hubble Space Telescope can't image the Moon - its too
bright!

Whatever makes you think that?

http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/newsdesk/archive/releases/1999/14/

--
Mike Williams
Gentleman of Leisure

- And on Sat, 27 Aug 2005 06:47:07 +0100, it was spake thus said in message John Ruddy :

Nick wrote:
If money were no object, what would it take to build a moon base fit for
human habitation? Nasa is looking into just that, using the Hubble Space
Telescope to hunt for suitable locations. And what if they build on one of
the millions of plots already "sold" by entrepreneurs?

Much more from http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4177064.stm

For starters the Hubble Space Telescope can't image the Moon - its too
bright!

Sorry John, see the thread from earlier this week
http://groups.google.com/group/uk.sc...ae1ba68d ebbd

Wrong.

Hubble can't image the sun, and that's because the optics will overheat and
be distorted.

Regards

Colin Dawson.
www.cjdawson.com

"John Ruddy" wrote in message
...
Nick wrote:
If money were no object, what would it take to build a moon base fit for
human habitation? Nasa is looking into just that, using the Hubble Space
Telescope to hunt for suitable locations. And what if they build on one
of
the millions of plots already "sold" by entrepreneurs?

Much more from http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4177064.stm

For starters the Hubble Space Telescope can't image the Moon - its too
bright!

On Sat, 27 Aug 2005 09:27:21 GMT, "Colin Dawson"
wrote:

Wrong.

Hubble can't image the sun, and that's because the optics will overheat and
be distorted.

So they'd lead you believe. The real reason is that there's no one up
there to fit the Baader filter.
--
Pete
http://www.digitalsky.org.uk
Recent images http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/recent/recent_images.html
** Last update June 24 2005 **

I'll go. :-)

"Pete Lawrence" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 27 Aug 2005 09:27:21 GMT, "Colin Dawson"
wrote:

Wrong.

Hubble can't image the sun, and that's because the optics will overheat
and
be distorted.

So they'd lead you believe. The real reason is that there's no one up
there to fit the Baader filter.
--
Pete
http://www.digitalsky.org.uk
Recent images http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/recent/recent_images.html
** Last update June 24 2005 **