Ground Telescopes Useless by 2050

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4755996.stm

This is kindda sad to hear. Well there is always bird watching, if the bird flu has not finished 'em (or us) off.

-Mr. Gloom and Doom

This is sad.... let's hope they are somewhat wrong...

Well, if this happens by 2050 (and I'm still alive), I could always make my 10" LX-200GPS into a fancy fishtank... 8)


Clear skies... enjoy them while you can!

I doubt that we'll have the fuel to permit mass air travel in 40 years.

Experts predict something they are sure to be wrong

By that date, there won't be a dark site remaining anywhere on the Earth anyway.

Dave Mitsky

Though we can certainly debate the validity of this theory,
I'm afraid it is fairly certain that this ground-based human
will be completely and utterly useless by that date!
Linton 8)

There was this report done in 1899 or so (Sci.Am.?)- I'm sure the details I remember are off a bit- where extrapolating they claimed that in 50 or 100 years the amount of air pollution/fog in cities would be beyond belief due to the vast piles of horse waste they claimed would clog the streets by that time.

What makes anyone think that we'll even be using the same sort of technology we are now in 2050 for either lights OR air traffic if any. By then we all may be beaming up. And astronomers might use other forms of information instead of just photons.

BUT given human nature, by then we may also be reliving the Dark Ages in other ways, and burning each other at the stake. Starting with astronomers and other 'devilutionists' if trends continue. Who needs science??

Jess Tauber