Talk:Observatory/@comment-96.3.96.31-20150622151436/@comment-69.1.27.102-20171005000815

My math was off, 2800 power instead of 4800 (I put 25,000 instead of 15,000 in the spreadsheet)

So both of them take up 1 square base, they need .0667 squares for the people, while the Observatory takes up .09 squares worth of power, versus the Radio Telescope taking up .8 squares worth. This totals 1.156 squares for the Observatory, and 1.87 squares for the Radio Telescope.

Comparing research production, the Radio Telescope produces 3* the Research, in 1.5* the amount of time, or twice the research per unit of time.

Since the Radio Telescope produces twice the Research, and takes up less than twice the space of an Observatory, you should go with Radio Telescopes for a crowded base.

To make them equal (in terms of space needed for power versus Research produced), the power systems should be ~1640 power per square.