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To: Ezekiel

I see what you did there, lol.

The Giant Magellan Telescope
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_Magellan_Telescope

is currently under construction in Chile, will have a mirror of 25.4 meters in dia.

The ELT
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extremely_Large_Telescope

is also currently under construction, also in Chile. It will have a 39.4 meter
Mirror (130 ft.)

Even taking atmospheric distortion into account, these monsters will make Hubble and Webb seem like pea shooters. It will be interesting to see what they will be able to reveal. I can’t wait….😮😀


17 posted on 05/02/2024 10:40:12 AM PDT by telescope115 (I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
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To: telescope115; Red Badger; Rennes Templar; Bigg Red

They’ve got some impressive names for these giants of the telescope world.

Rumor has it that a “Big Boy Telescope” had been in the works, but the project was cancelled when it was revealed that he had quite a checkered past.


19 posted on 05/02/2024 11:33:56 AM PDT by Ezekiel (🆘️ "Come fly with US". 🔴 Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with MARS ♂️, aka every man)
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