I think, that every large spectroscopic bucket telescope really ought to have a colocated wide field imaging telescope
like a 4m spotter telescope
seriously
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Hubble proposal deadline tomorrow, lest you forget.
How many proposals do you think we will get?
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Ok, so it is five proposals, not four...
Three are in, one should be heading off any minute now, eh?
And the last seemed to be in good shape. Could actually be done an hour or two early.
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Yes...that would be great! Now, to make it happen...
Well, that is kind of hard to do because of balance and the weight. I would suggest two, one on either side.
Are you thinking ground based or space-based?
yes, definitely!
You could probably be clever and just collect all the photons that weren't going down the slits -- essentially a 30m guiding camera. It would certainly be economical for dedicated long-slits. Masks would be trickier, but probably worth it in terms of differential cost vs building a second telescope.