Welcome to Telescope. There is a lot of darkness in this world and there is not enough light. We will allow other posts to offer you a daily mood. In ARS Technica, we will take a different way, which will be inspired by the very real pictures of a universe that is full of stars and surprises.
This week’s Tuesday’s telescope image is quite meta because its features … a telescope.
This particular telescope is under construction in the northern Chilean Desert Atakama, one of the darkest places of the Earth, displaying the best environment. The so -called “extreme telescope” is being built at the top of the hill in Andes at about 3,000 meters.
And it’s really huge. The basic mirror will be 39 meters (128 feet) in diameter. For example, this is huge for optical telescope. It is close Four The greatest times Reflect telescopes in the operational world.
European is in a competition, with different telescope construction projects. A consortium from several countries, including the United States, is building a giant Magylin telescope, which will have a basic diameter of 25.4 meters. This facility is also located in the Atakama Desert. Both facilities are targeting the first light before the end of this decade, but it will depend on the funds and how easily the construction work is moving forward. The third largest project, a 30 -meter telescope, is planned for Mona on the larger island of Hawaii. However, the attempt was halted by the opposition by local air residents. It is unclear when, or if, it will move forward.
In any case, in less than a decade, we are going through a radical revolution when we look at the universe when one or more of the next generation of gland -based optical telescopes come online. What will we observe?
The mystery of what is there is half fun!
Source: European South Observatory
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