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acrewdog t1_irms7zo wrote

Thank you for this, I've wondered why there isn't a telescope on the ISS. Are there windows that face the stars in it's current orientation? I'd like to see what new photographic sensors can do, my pixel takes great star shots

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sterexx t1_irnacpb wrote

I imagine it’s a lot easier to just put a telescope in space than dock with a space station, attach it, then have to account for the station’s rotation in its own aiming, and also have a large area blocked from view due to not being able to actually turn all the way around

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astro_pettit OP t1_iroynqz wrote

With 400mm f2.8 and 1200mm f8 lenses, we effectively have big hunk of glass refractors on ISS.

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