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telescopes be connected to create one large continental array?
I have just purchased my first telescope and during my research
as to what telescope to buy, I discovered that for about $5000
you could buy a telescope that is as powerful as the big
telescopes made just a few years ago that have greatly
contributed to our knowledge of the universe. Could these
telescopes with the computer and internet connection be
coordinated to single point in space at a specific date and time
and function like a continental telescope array?   Showing
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2013: Generally speaking the use of interferometric telescopes
such as radio telescopes depends greatly on the ability to
accurately measure the distance between the telescopes. The
distance must be measured to within a tolerance that is on the
order of the wavelength of the EM radiation being observe