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Inspecting A Giant Telescope Mirror Looks A Lot Like Cleaning Your Backyard
This photo of the fourth mirror for the Giant Magellan Telescope makes the cleaning and inspection of an incredible piece of engineering looks more like some dudes cleaning out their backyard.
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The Future Of Telescopes Is Looking Bigger And Brighter Than Ever
Astronomy has come a long way in the 405 years since Galileo’s historic first survey of the night sky over Florence in 1609. The next generation of terrestrial telescopes are set to peer deeper into the cosmos and further back in time than ever before. We sat down with Dr Patrick McCarthy, Director of the…