Sunshine@piefed.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 month agoCanada nabs time on Extremely Large Telescope with groundbreaking instrument investmentnews.ubc.caexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squareAngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoWhy does the telescope look like a turbolaser battery?
minus-squarebiggeoff@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoTo shoot at the atmosphere and create an artificial star for calibration and alignment. No really https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_guide_star
Why does the telescope look like a turbolaser battery?
To shoot at the atmosphere and create an artificial star for calibration and alignment.
No really
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_guide_star
Neat!