500 meter ice lens
Cost $1 mil?
Why the fuck aren't we building these? The Antarctica treaty?
Fuck that. An equal attempt in glass is almost $200 mil.

>>16712606 (OP)

>>16712606 (OP)
Use case for non-perfect optical 500 meter ice lens?

>>16712606 (OP)
>>16712607
Sorry not glass, just a radio aperture of this size is $200mil.

Glass lens considered unfeasible.

Where are our ice telescopes, guys?
It's cheaper. Easier. We can make fuck huge lenses for nearly nothing.

>>16712609
Deep dim objects, we'd be able to get tangible data for other deep sky projects.

>>16712615
>extreme heat applications
LMAO
>5000 K