markmccaughrean, “If you’ve ever been blown away by an image of outer space, it’s a pretty safe bet it was taken by a spacecraft.”
Not the best opening for an article on modern astronomy 🙄
Amateur & professional ground-based astronomy continues to generate spectacular imagery & scientifically, cutting-edge ground-based telescopes will play a vital role well into the future, as the construction of the wide-field Rubin Observatory & the 39-m diameter European ELT demonstrate.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/feb/11/space-telescopes-hubble-james-webb-nasa-astronomy