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Looks over at an old copy of Ringworld on the shelf and wonders what kind of imaging one could do of neighboring star systems if you put mirrors around the edge
by yodon 5y ago
Looks over at an old copy of Ringworld on the shelf and wonders what kind of imaging one could do of neighboring star systems if you put mirrors around the edge of the ring.
- noduerme 5y agoGood reason to check your fly is zipped before you walk outside.
- rich_sasha 5y agoWe sort of do that with radiotelescopes, we place them all over the world and combine the signals, analogously to them being part of one primary mirror.
- simonh 5y agoWe also take images when the Earth is at opposite ends of its orbit and combine those.
- ScaleneTriangle 5y agoUse the sun as a lens and you won't need a megastructure.
- simonh 5y agoIt’s gravity is too weak. It only deflects stars optically near the edge of the corona by a very small amount.