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I think one reason that the Arianne and James Webb are such a good fit are because they are designed on the same model. What would a telescope designed around a
by jwhitlark 8y ago
I think one reason that the Arianne and James Webb are such a good fit are because they are designed on the same model. What would a telescope designed around a SpaceX model look like? Self assembly in orbit? Networked independent telescopes? Ariannes are pets, not cattle. What would it look like if we rethought that?
- planteen 8y agoYou could argue JWST will be doing self assembly on orbit with the deployment of the primary mirror. There is some very fine wave front adjustment that needs to happen there. They are putting a 6.5 meter mirror on orbit! That alone puts it in a tie for the 14th largest telescope primary mirror when you include Earth-based ones. Very impressive in my book. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_Telescope_Element https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_Telescope_Element https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_optical_reflecting_telescopes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_optical_reflec...
- jwhitlark 8y agoAbsolutely! I'm not said it isn't impressive, and it will have great research value. I'm just wondering what might be achievable with different assumptions. Instead of 1 6.5 meter telescope, how about 20 1 meter telescopes?