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A Giant Dome in the Chilean Desert Will House a 39-Metre Mirror Made up of 798 Pieces that Need to Act as One

How the Extremely Large Telescope can bring together 798 segments and treat them as a single 39 metre mirror? The answer is in a combination of rigid and light structure, monumental dome, ultrasensitive sensors and continuous corrections that keep everything aligned in microscopic scale. Why the Extremely Large Telescope is being built on a top [...] The post A gigantic dome in the Chilean desert will house a 39 metre mirror formed by 798 pieces…
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How the Extremely Large Telescope can bring together 798 segments and treat them as a single 39 metre mirror? The answer is in a combination of rigid and light structure, monumental dome, ultrasensitive sensors and continuous corrections that keep everything aligned in microscopic scale. Why the Extremely Large Telescope is being built on a top [...] The post A gigantic dome in the Chilean desert will house a 39 metre mirror formed by 798 pieces…

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