What man will do just to see stars

[harry]

Man keeps on building telsecopes bigger and better on earth and out into space.

The Largest Optical Telescopes
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap971227.html

First the hubble
http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/ent ... lection/+3
now another is planned.
and bigger

In ten years time we shall have images that will go deeper into space and better contrast.

Nice for whatching babes on the beach,,,,,,,,,,,,human interest.

[ta152h0]

<<<<<<Nice for whatching babes on the beach,,,,,,,,,,,,human interest.>>>>
I have always had a suspicion Harry was really a young kid with entirely too much time on his hands

[BMAONE23]

Try this one Harry
http://www.astrosociety.org/pubs/mercur ... imate.html

http://www.space.com/businesstechnology ... 20724.html

http://www.eso.org/projects/owl/index_2.html

that's a real NITE OWL

[Orca]

Here's a list of the currently operating telescopes of great size.

I was just reading about the GMT, the Giant Magellan Telescope. It will have one effective surface using 7 individual mirrors, each 27 feet (8.4m) in diameter.

[harry]

What will replace the hubble telescope

http://www.spacetelescope.org/videos/ar ... pic/jwst//
Hubble's successor, the James Webb Space Telescope

Man within the next 10 years will see more and further than ever before.

Maybe we will get answers on the Expansion and the BiG Bang.

[kovil]

Nice photo Orca !!

I had no idea it will be so big !!

As Palomar used to be the biggest for so many years, Webb's 7 mirrors are over 2-1/2 times Palomar in size, each !

Palomar 218.166 sq ft (200" mirror)

Webb 572.55 sq ft X 7 = 4007.88 sq ft !!!!!!!
minus a few for the hole in the focal middle mirror. 4000 sq ft apx.

Holy Cow Batman ! Holy Black Holes !!
and a whole lot more , Cowabunga !!

After looking at the OWL project designs, I'm speechless !!

If only we spent 1/2 as much on Astronomy and Space as we spend on War and Military bullsh*t, this world would give me a reason to do something for society.

[harry]

Its always nice to read your posts.


I never thought size mattered.

As a matter of fact it may.


Just think GG started it all up 4 hundred years ago or so.

Although he was not the first.
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The James WEbb telescope is the one to keep your eye on.