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The Giant Scope In Chile

Started by Rod Kaufman, 12/04/2015 06:05AM
Posted 12/04/2015 06:05AM Opening Post
Feast your eyes on those mirrors...
http://www.globalpost.com/article/6696647/2015/11/30/chile-giant-telescope
Posted 12/05/2015 03:47AM #1
I read the press-release and video a while back with great interest. It was (appropriately) program marketing-ish --- no complaint there. But I can't help but question the claimed resolution that will be achieved punching thru the atmosphere (even with adaptive optics). Something like 10X Hubble (which is claimed at 0.05 arc-sec and more often around 0.10). So that would be an unbelievable 0.005 arc-sec-ish?! All I can say is yes, it is theoretically-possible --- but so are Laser Fusion Power plants. I hope I'm proven wrong. Tom

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