Discussion Questions: 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?