Skip to main content
replaced http://space.stackexchange.com/ with https://space.stackexchange.com/
Source Link

There is a question about telescopesquestion about telescopes that's currently on hold, with a ton of recommendations that it be moved to various other sites like photography, astronomy, or physics.

Given how broad and not specific this particular question is I would totally agree with putting it on hold. However, do we think questions about payloads and payload design (e.g. for remote sensing space missions) are on topic?

The answers to the referenced question obviously takes optics expertise, but the "correct" answers could be wildly different in a space application and a terrestrial photography application. Also, many (most) satellites with telescope payloads are used to image the earth and thus would not belong on astronomy.

There is a question about telescopes that's currently on hold, with a ton of recommendations that it be moved to various other sites like photography, astronomy, or physics.

Given how broad and not specific this particular question is I would totally agree with putting it on hold. However, do we think questions about payloads and payload design (e.g. for remote sensing space missions) are on topic?

The answers to the referenced question obviously takes optics expertise, but the "correct" answers could be wildly different in a space application and a terrestrial photography application. Also, many (most) satellites with telescope payloads are used to image the earth and thus would not belong on astronomy.

There is a question about telescopes that's currently on hold, with a ton of recommendations that it be moved to various other sites like photography, astronomy, or physics.

Given how broad and not specific this particular question is I would totally agree with putting it on hold. However, do we think questions about payloads and payload design (e.g. for remote sensing space missions) are on topic?

The answers to the referenced question obviously takes optics expertise, but the "correct" answers could be wildly different in a space application and a terrestrial photography application. Also, many (most) satellites with telescope payloads are used to image the earth and thus would not belong on astronomy.

Source Link
Adam Wuerl
  • 3.9k
  • 11
  • 4

Are questions about remote sensing payloads on topic?

There is a question about telescopes that's currently on hold, with a ton of recommendations that it be moved to various other sites like photography, astronomy, or physics.

Given how broad and not specific this particular question is I would totally agree with putting it on hold. However, do we think questions about payloads and payload design (e.g. for remote sensing space missions) are on topic?

The answers to the referenced question obviously takes optics expertise, but the "correct" answers could be wildly different in a space application and a terrestrial photography application. Also, many (most) satellites with telescope payloads are used to image the earth and thus would not belong on astronomy.