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World's Largest Telescope Up and Running

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the ncc-2893 dept.

apdyck writes "ITWire is reporting that the world's largest telescope is now up and running, conducting one-year series of tests. The Great Canary Telescope, located in the Canary Islands, is the largest telescope in the world at 10.4 m (34') in diameter. Not for your average stargazer! 'The reflective telescope, sometimes also called GranTeCan, uses technology called adaptive optics, in which the mirror changes its shape in order to correct distortions of light caused by the Earth's atmosphere. The telescope is part of the Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos, located on the island of La Palma, Spain, within the Atlantic Ocean.'"

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  1. Nothing to smell here by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I'm in ur pantz sniffing ur n4dz

  2. Yes, but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    can the telescope be oriented to capture images of previously unseen clarity from nude beaches?

    1. Re:Yes, but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Not all our ancestors do be pirates, Jim Lad. Some of us do be descents of Vikings!

  3. Shatner? by iago-vL · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I wonder if they'll be able to use this to find William Shatner's career?

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  4. Hey!!! by pablo_max · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I can see my house from here!