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Chapter 536 Let’s get one from the moon
Zhao Mo didn't have much objection to Wang Bo's cheerful smile. Anyway, there must be scientific research projects that should be built sooner or later. Now he felt that the time had come.

Exploring the universe and heading towards the stars and the sea is not just about sending people into space. You must have a sufficient understanding of the universe.

Large-scale scientific research projects such as survey telescopes and Sky Eyes are the best means to explore the universe.

We have made up a lot of lessons over the years, but the gap with the international community is still quite large. It is not generally large. We are basically following the footsteps of the international community. Most of the data is either shared internationally or we It was jointly detected through cooperation with the international community.

In this case, there will definitely be some problems. What if the wrong one is given, or even not given directly? What should we do?
Although a lot of astronomical data can be shared and does not involve leaks, it must be guarded against.

What our parents have is not as good as what we have. This is the code of conduct we have always believed in!

Zhao Mo proposed the survey telescope this time out of selfish motives for deciphering mysterious pictures, but more importantly, he wanted to make greater progress in this area and help us move towards the sea of ​​stars.

"Academician Zhao, tell me what you think? Are you going to build it on the ground or launch it into outer space?"

Wang Bo then asked enthusiastically.

In terms of survey telescopes, the most famous and powerful one is of course the Hubble Telescope led by America and NASA. It is a high-precision telescope set in low Earth orbit. It mainly observes visible light and ultraviolet light. It has high resolution and can take pictures. Clear images of various celestial objects.

Look at Zhao Mo. He always said to build one on the moon. This idea is really creative!
"Can this be achieved?"

In order to prevent competition and avoid disputes, track resources need to be registered and applied for and allocated reasonably. But if a country applies but fails to launch, then others can grab this resource.

Zhao Mo knows that the current James Webb Space Telescope has a very bad reputation in China. Most people are laughing at it, saying that this thing is just like NASA's moon landing, and the final result is a failure. The reason is also very simple. This project, which was designed in 1996, was expected to be launched into outer space in 2007. However, it was continuously postponed, first to 2008, then to 2009, 2010, 2011... As of this year, it is still being postponed. It is said that it will be gone in 2019.

At this stage, although the resources of "Ace Pigeon" have not been robbed, that is because this orbital resource belongs to NASA America, and it is also shared with many international research institutions such as European Airlines, so no one can afford to offend it.

Zhao Mo shook his head.

The whole "ace pigeon"!
In this case, normal people would judge this project to be pornographic if they think about it normally.

How can any project be delayed like this?
It’s been ten years!
But Zhao Mo knew that although the James Webb Space Telescope was still delayed in 2019, it was finally successfully launched and launched into orbit in 2022, which was delayed by a full 15 years.

This survey telescope was launched in 1990!
It’s already 2016, and we don’t yet have a survey telescope like this!

Wang Bo said with a funny face: "Webb, the ace pigeon, doesn't even know if it can be launched. I think if we build a survey telescope now, it will be faster than them."

Of course, NASA is currently working on a more advanced survey telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope. This gap...

Let alone now, even in Zhao Mo's previous life, by 2023, we will not have such a survey telescope. This gap can only be said to be a bit big!
Although the gap cannot be compared in terms of "have" and "have not", this most intuitive comparison cannot be bypassed.

The whole project took so long that a whole generation has passed. It was really buildable!

Good guy, he is still conservative.

The James Webb Space Telescope is different from the Hubble Telescope. It mainly observes infrared light and has a larger diameter. Its goal is to detect more distant galaxies and planets, especially young galaxies and stars obscured by dust. As for its location, it is also different from the Hubble Telescope. Its location is higher, at the second Lagrangian point, 150 million kilometers away from the earth.

But we are different. We can completely ignore them and rob them of their resources. Who lets them occupy the manhole and not shit?
Zhao Mo smiled and did not answer the question. Instead, he expressed his thoughts: "I think building one on the ground and then building one on the moon can basically meet the needs of subsequent development."

Emmm...

High-precision things like survey telescopes are extremely susceptible to interference.

Although the outer space orbit is ownerless, as a strategic resource, all countries are competing for it.

Wang Bo was immediately excited. It would be great to build one on the moon. There is no atmosphere and the location is far away. It is much farther than the Webb Space Telescope. I believe that the results achieved by then will be very great. many.

Wang Bo was shocked when he heard this: "Build one on the moon?"

"Forget about outer space, there's Hubble and Webb."

Our earth is now surrounded by various radio waves, so it is very difficult to build a survey telescope without interference.

Therefore, Hubble wants to send it to outer space, and Webb wants to send it to a farther Lagrange point.

The moon is further away, has no atmosphere, and does not have the various radio waves on the earth. It is undoubtedly a natural and excellent construction site.

Zhao Mo smiled and said: "Don't worry about this problem, I am also planning to build a large collider on the moon!"

Wang Bo: "..."

Yes, I am too worried.

Compared with a very large scientific research project like the impact, a survey telescope is not bad.

After thinking about it, Wang Bo also made a suggestion: "If it is on the moon, the back side is the most suitable." Zhao Mo nodded and said: "I agree."

The back side of the moon always faces away from the earth. Even if there are super strong radio waves, they will only be annihilated on the front side of the moon, which is the side facing the earth, without affecting the efficiency and clarity of receiving signals from deep space on the back side. The degree will be a very amazing height.

"As for the one on Earth, which location in the country is better?"

Wang Bo then asked about the location of another survey telescope.

Zhao Mo said without thinking: "I did some calculations and found that Qing Province is more suitable."

As he spoke, he wrote down a more detailed longitude and latitude address.

Wang Bo looked around and was even more surprised: "I'm going to come prepared. I've even chosen the location, and it's calculated? Is it true?"

The location of a large survey telescope is very important, especially on earth and in China, which requires strict environmental requirements.

High altitude is just the simplest among them. The other factors include the number of clear days and nights, night sky light background conditions, atmospheric conditions... and so on.

Of course, those that can meet these conditions are basically high-altitude areas in the southwest.

However, the high-altitude area in the southwest is still very wide, and the geographical conditions there have always been complicated. If you want to find a place with excellent astronomical conditions for building a survey telescope, you basically still need to rely on on-site inspections.

This was the first time he had seen such a direct calculation by Zhao Mo.

“I’ll arrange for someone to conduct an on-site inspection later!”

Wang Bo thought secretly.

He didn't dare to question the address provided by Zhao Mo. Who in the world didn't know that Zhao Mo had extraordinary computing power, even more powerful than a supercomputer? Basically, there are things that no one can do, and this basically does not include Zhao Mo.

Afterwards, the two chatted for a while and decided on relevant matters.

Finally, Wang Bo tentatively asked the last question: "Should we write this report or should you write it?"

Zhao Mo smiled and said: "You guys write the report, just add my signature."

Wang Bo said happily: "Okay!"

With Zhao Mo’s endorsement, I believe the survey telescope construction project will be completed soon.

The facts were just as he expected. When he quickly wrote the report and handed it in, as soon as the superiors saw the signature of Zhao Mo, they approved it the next day, and then organized experts to conduct a feasibility assessment.

This is a very large project, and of course it can be said to be two very large projects, because one is on the ground and the other is on the moon. Although they are both survey telescopes, they are built separately and have very different designs.

The conditions on the ground are very different from those on the moon, so the things to consider are naturally different, and the design plans and materials are definitely different.

On the third day, Wang Bo organized an inspection group and then personally led the team to the address given by Zhao Mo to inspect the local astronomical conditions.

Five days later, when the time entered mid-March, the inspection team led by Wang Bo returned after a long journey.

As soon as he came back, he went to find Zhao Mo and said with a look of amazement: "Academician Zhao, you are really amazing. The astronomical conditions in that place are so excellent that they have exceeded the world's top standards. It is the largest ground-based survey telescope." The best location!”

Zhao Mo smiled slightly, immune to his praise, and just asked: "When will construction start?"

Wang Bo thought for a while and said: "The construction on the ground can start as early as May, and the time on the moon needs to be coordinated with the space agency."

Zhao Mo thought about it and felt that this time was not bad, so he said that he had no objection.

Before leaving, Wang Bo finally asked: "By the way, we would like to ask your opinion on the names of these two projects. Do you think so?"

Zhao Mo smiled and said: "My name is useless, you can just choose it, I believe you."

Wang Bo couldn't help laughing and said: "Haha, okay~"

Soon, scientific research projects related to ground survey telescopes and lunar survey telescopes were officially approved and announced on the official website of Science and Technology, which was very transparent.

Then, the Observatory invited many people and held a global naming launch ceremony in Beijing.

The observatory also has an Internet platform authentication account, and it immediately reprinted and publicized: "my country's new ground survey telescope has been officially approved! my country's first and the world's first lunar survey telescope has also been approved! Now, the global survey The naming event is on, do you have any good ideas? Come and name them!""

Suddenly, the heat of astronomy and the universe rushed up!

(End of this chapter)