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Questions for Discussion: Above the Clouds: Telescopes on Mauna Kea
- Why do astronomers continually build bigger and better telescopes?
- How have new technologies helped build better telescopes?
- What is meant by the phrase "technology drives the science of astronomy"?
- What does the narrator mean when he says that telescopes help us look backward in time?
- What are four factors that make Mauna Kea an excellent site for a telescope?
