The idea is to put telescopes around the globe, at tactical longitudes, so we can observe around the clock. In other words, the sun never rises above our telescope empire. It also never sets. That's an equivalent, but this whole British empire never rises either. So I love your phrase, tactical longitudes. But now, what about latitude?
How do we discover more exoplanets? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Matt Kirshen explore telescopes, exoplanets, and more with professor of astrophysics and Principal Investigator of HATNet Exoplanet Survey, Gáspár Bakos.
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