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Originally Posted by Dingo
UNSW visiting professor and study leader Will Saunders said a "modestly-sized telescope" would be as powerful at Ridge A as any of the biggest telescopes currently in use elsewhere.
"You think of Antarctica as being stormy and windy, but they have this plateau that is 4000 metres high and the wind just rolls off it," he said.
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I'm intrigued by the expression "the wind just rolls off it". Is this a euphemism for very windy?
However, it does sound like a great idea.
There's some more info here ...
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/20...tplaceonearth/
Regards, Rob