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The best part is that they have to know the alignment the telescopes within .5 mm of each other, across thousands of miles.
by mozumder 8y ago
The best part is that they have to know the alignment the telescopes within .5 mm of each other, across thousands of miles.
- mikeash 8y agoAstounding. How can they do that?
- NeutronStar 8y agoMaths and computers.
- toomuchtodo 8y agoMore precisely, motors and precision position encoders.
- stephengillie 8y agoDistances between locations: Atacama, Argentina - Mauna Kea, HI - 6544 mi - 10532 km Atacama, Argentina - Bishop, CA - 5305 mi - 8358 km Atacama, Argentina - Mt. Graham, Az - 4742 mi - 7632 km Mauna Kea, HI - Mt. Graham, Az - 2936 mi - 4725 km Mauna Kea, HI - Bishop, CA - 2531 mi - 4073 km Mt. Graham, Az - Bishop, CA - 581 mi - 935 km