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What are the laser arrays going to do to astronomy? Are these visible light lasers? What about the atmosphere? Birds?
Would space not be a better place for them? Orbital arrays, or ultimately put the laser array on the Moon, nuclear powered, they could be operated remotely.
As an astronomer the idea of laser arrays firing through the atmosphere concerns me. I know the effect a single low miliwatt laser can have in a night sky,.what happens when a piece of space junk passes through the light beams, and reflects back to earth - ruin your images, blinds you if your a visual astronomer. This concept needs a major environmental impact study.
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