The answer to that one, Hans, is easy. Look around you. The future of astronomy is AMATEUR.
Just think how things were 20 years ago. The images and scientific discoveries (e.g. BOSS) achieved in people's back yards and displayed hereabouts on a daily basis would have been unthinkable back then. Another 20 years of technological advances and enthusiastic amateurs and entrepreneurs, and whatever the NASA boys are up to will be well and truly eclipsed.
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