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To: BenLurkin

30 meters? I’m guessing numerous smaller apertures adding up to 30 meters.


7 posted on 04/04/2015 9:16:48 AM PDT by Vinnie
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To: Vinnie

Then you would be guessing wrong. 30 meters !


27 posted on 04/04/2015 10:18:55 AM PDT by Pikachu_Dad (Impeach Sen Quinn)
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To: Vinnie

It is truly a 30-meter aperture, but the primary mirror is made up of many smaller mirror segments for ease of manufacture and stability.


31 posted on 04/06/2015 7:45:09 PM PDT by MikeD (We live in a world where babies are like velveteen rabbits that only become real if they are loved.)
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