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For Sharpest Views, Scope The Sky With Quick-Change Mirrors
A technology called adaptive optics is enabling astronomers to peer into space as never before. The specialized telescopes, which have mirrors that can adjust their shapes up to 1,000 times per second, compensate for the blurring that happens when light passes through Earth's atmosphere. Planet hunters are thrilled.
A technology called adaptive optics is enabling astronomers to peer into space as never before. The specialized telescopes, which have mirrors that can adjust their shapes up to 1,000 times per second, compensate for the blurring that happens when light passes through Earth's atmosphere. Planet hunters are thrilled.
Source: NPR
Posted on: Monday, Jun 24, 2013, 8:46am
Views: 1130
Posted on: Monday, Jun 24, 2013, 8:46am
Views: 1130
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