Setting up observatory on the moon

Want to set up observatory on moon

To see the stars, galaxies, universe in clarity

Free from atmospheric disturbances

Challenges ly in store

Harsh extremes of temperatures of 14 day ‘day’ 14 day ‘night

The ill-behaving lunar dust aided by low gravity

The cosmic radiation

There ly advantages too

14 day continous night for prolonged observation

The low seismicity rendering stability

Melting of lunar dust by microwave

Turning into insitu material for construction

The advent of 3-D printing

The emergence of robots avoiding dangers to astronauts

Payloads for visible, infrared, violet light telescopes,solar panels

Equipments listed and included

A rocket launches the space probe with lander rover thereafter

Lander touching down on the moon on reaching

Rover separating, robots set to work

Assembling, setting up telescopes, solar panels in the south pole

Observatory will be borne!

-Mohan Sanjeevan

Pic: Poem part of the presentation of poster during National Space Science Symposium 2016, Thiruvananthapuram

Pic: An artist's impression of the proposed telescope on the Malapert crater Courtesy: Moon Express/International Lunar Observatory Association