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Telescope Will Have Images 10X Sharper Than Hubble
jangobongo writes "After a 20 year struggle, the University of Arizona's $120 million Large Binocular Telescope was dedicated last week. This unique telescope will have twin 8.4-meter (27.6 foot) mirrors that sit on a single mount. Using methods similar to a medical CAT scan, a technique of "tomographic" image reconstruction will be used to produce pictures 10 times sharper (example) than the Hubble Space Telescope for a fraction of its $2 billion dollar cost."
We'll be able to see into the gaping black hole known as goatse.
Now all we need is 1X0 in the next title.
Are you for some reason under the impression that the sole purpose of the Hubble is to be a large object orbiting Earth?
Mathematics is made of 50 percent formulas, 50 percent proofs, and 50 percent imagination.
Dude, if you can build another Hubble for $10 million, you're a miracle worker.
Hell, if you can LAUNCH another Hubble for $10 million...
Cripes, even launch the frickin' MIRROR for $10 million...
How about a box lunch for one of the workers? If you could launch THAT for $10 million, that'd put you into major miracle worker status.
Are you for some reason under the impression that the sole purpose of the Hubble is to be a large object orbiting Earth?
As we all know that is only the first part of its mission, the second is to be a large object burning up in the Earth's atmosphere.
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"theres not air in space..."
But there's an Air in Space Museum?
Unknown host pong.
I spy, with my $120m eye...
something black and vacuous!
It's only a model.
You could probably get the lunchbox to an orbit similar to Hubble for about $15M. Launches on Eurockot look pretty inexpensive, and China might be competitive, too. If you're lucky you might get the lunchbox to a decent orbit for almost nothing as a secondary payload on someone elses launch. It'd probably still cost more than $10M in management and paperwork in addition to the launch cost. There ain't no such thing as a free launch...
but as an astronomer,
/me ducks
so, you took up space in college eh?
"goodbye and hello, as always" ~Prince Corwin, from Zelazny's Amber series
wakeup, look around for bifocal specs, life is pretty fuzzy at this point, no discernable features but you know there's something "out there"
put specs on, at least the various colored blobs have a certain vague meaning to them now
stumble to john, return, grab a coffee, head to mess...er, "desk in office-like area",human engine is warming up,optical sensors are starting to register in real time, although steroscopic vision is still askew
sit down in front of box, stare at screensaver as it slowly revolves around random patterns, then nudge the mouse, official "day" begins....ahh, all is well...still fuzzy and confusing, but now it's in a sort of focus-mode
Unfortunately the technical drawings were printed upside down, and it's orbiting the sun instead.
Apparently humor is now off-topic at /. Either cranky 4 year-olds (up past their bedtimes), or republicans are moderating tonight (if you make jokes, the terrists win).
cheap labor conservatives - they want to keep you hungry enough to be thankful for minimum wage.
The two 8.4 meter (331 inch) diameter primary mirrors are mounted with a 14.4-meter center-center separation.
Nobody's eyes are that far apart.
You're using her as bait, Master!
I'd suspect it would have something to do with it not being able to focus that close. Just like if you point a camera at something 5 cm in front of the lens, it wouldn't be able to focus on it, and you'd get a really fuzzy picture.
So what you're saying is they forgot to implement a macro mode on Hubble. Silly astronomers--oh wait...
What about the time difference?
New technology generates better and cheaper results than 20 year-old equipment!
Must be a slow news day I guess.
They made a stink about an endangered species of red squirrel that lives there....I have little doubt that the squirrels would have been wiped out if the telescopes weren't there.
:-)
Until astroners get bored and start focusing sunlight, burning ants and squirrels. Bored astronomers are dangerous
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Not everbody is happy about this, though. The Apache people are protesting the use of the site for the telescope. ;-)
Hmm. With the increased number of websites showing this thing's pictures, you'd think they'd be happy there'll be more use of their web server!
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