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The thirty-meter telescope [0] will be ground-based and adjust for atmospheric distortions with adaptive optics. It will have 144 times the light-collecting ar
by panarky 7y ago
The thirty-meter telescope [0] will be ground-based and adjust for atmospheric distortions with adaptive optics.
It will have 144 times the light-collecting area of Hubble. Nice graphic comparing the new generation of extremely large telescopes here: [1].
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty_Meter_Telescope https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty_Meter_Telescope
[1] https://en.es-static.us/upl/2018/04/comparison-telescope-mirrors-e1523357985681.png https://en.es-static.us/upl/2018/04/comparison-telescope-mir...