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Posted by michael on from the my-what-a-big-baseline-you-have dept.

prostoalex writes "Scientists at Gemini Observatory are using Internet2 to link telescopes worldwide and receive images that they say are sharper than those coming from Hubble."

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  1. Re:I remember something similar. by zer0vector · · Score: 5, Informative

    Its all based on the Rayleigh Criteria, which describes the resolution of an imaging system. Basically theta=1.22*lambda/diameter. Where theta is the smallest resolvable angular separation, and lambda is the wavelenght you are observing at.

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