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Canadians Plan to Build World's Biggest Telescope

Posted by samzenpus on from the great-white-north dept.

Jerry Rivers writes "If all goes according to plan, Canada will be home to the world's largest telescope. The international project, which has the support of the U.S. Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, is still in the funding stages but when finished it will be roughly the size of a football field. Maybe with this they'll finally find the Restaurant at the End of the Universe."

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  1. NFL or CFL by uncoveror · · Score: 4, Insightful

    A telescope roughly the size of a footabll field? NFL or CFL? A CFL field is much bigger.

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  2. Re:Ack your ack by trotski · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This article is so full of mistakes it's not even funny! To clarify, www.amec.com is a British company, on the same scale as Bechtel or Fleur in the US.

    The hertzberg institute is a canadian research institute, not american. The telescope is being build as a partnership between Hertzberg and Caltech. Read more here: http://www.tmt.org/

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