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The problem of making rigid telescope mirrors
Telescope mirrors need to be very stiff so that the optical shape of their surfaces is close to perfect to create sharp images. Unfortunately this means that rigid mirrors without active support have to be very thick, and hence very heavy and hard to support, if they are to be adequately stiff. This problem led to the development of thin mirrors with active support, first for the NTT and later the VLT.
Crédit:ESO/L. Calçada
À propos de la vidéo
Identification: | MirrorEvolution1 |
Date de publication: | 2 septembre 2015 13:20 |
Durée: | 16 s |
Frame rate: | 30 fps |
À propos de l'objet
Nom: | Extremely Large Telescope |
Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope |
Catégorie: | Paranal |