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Old 14-07-2005, 11:36 AM
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Extremely Large Telescope

could be a reality by 2015..

http://www.universetoday.com/am/publ...cope_step.html
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Old 14-07-2005, 11:43 AM
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like all earth bound telescopes it will still have to contend with variances in seeing due to the earths atmosphere... still, its huge!

I might buy one for myself
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Old 14-07-2005, 12:39 PM
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mmm... meccano.

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Old 14-07-2005, 01:04 PM
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like all earth bound telescopes it will still have to contend with variances in seeing due to the earths atmosphere
This can be cancelled out using signal processing techniques & adaptive optics.
http://www.cfht.hawaii.edu/Media/NHN/size.html

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Old 14-07-2005, 01:32 PM
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yeah our astro soc had someone come in and talk about adaptive optics... interesting stuff
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Old 15-07-2005, 03:48 PM
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This can be cancelled out using signal processing techniques & adaptive optics.
Nahhhhh, just put a huge plexiglass bubble over it and suck all the matter out and voila! It's in a vacuum. Crystal clear seeing. Thinking of doing this at home to my observatory. LOL.
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Old 15-07-2005, 05:40 PM
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And I thought my dob was a biggun!!
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Old 15-07-2005, 08:21 PM
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Where do I plug my LPI in

Boy I can't wait to see the images this thing pulls off!!!

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