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To: SunkenCiv
I remember when the Mt Palomar telescope was the world's largest with its 200-inch (5-meter) mirror. Now there are 409 inch (10.4-meter) telescopes. The Hubble Telescope has a 94-inch (2.4-meter) mirror.

List of largest optical reflecting telescopesr. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_optical_reflecting_telescopes

Comparison optical telescope primary mirrors.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Comparison_optical_telescope_primary_mirrors.svgr.

8 posted on 01/31/2016 9:07:01 AM PST by r_barton (We the People of the United States...)
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To: r_barton; AdmSmith

Thanks!


15 posted on 01/31/2016 9:56:00 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Here's to the day the forensics people scrape what's left of Putin off the ceiling of his limo.)
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