I was wondering how you account for the changes in density of air created by the cavity holding the telescope. Will that affect the infrared measurements?
Sidaard Gunasekaran Air density would be the same since the telescope is exposed to outside atmosphere. Only the crew compartment would be pressurised. The days of ppl's eyes on telescopes is gone.
This video refers to Pluto's "atmosphere". But if we want to be technical, it is probably too thin to be an atmosphere. Rather it is a "surface boundary exosphere". www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LADEE/news/lunar-atmosphere.html#.VZGO_FI2kdU
