How we will be competitive from the ground
The “Next Generation” Space Telescope (NGST) will probably launch 2006 - 2010
- an 6m - 8m telescope in space
NGST will be extremely competitive for:
- deep infrared imaging,
- spectroscopy at wavelengths longer than 3 microns
Groundbased telescopes can still compete in the optical and near-infrared
- moderate to high resolution spectroscopy
Groundbased facilities can also exploit large baselines
- high angular resolution observations