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The telescope is still in use today, and Wikipedia says that the damage effectively reduced the telescope from a 107 inch mirror to a 106 inch mirror. https://
by gcanyon 2y ago
The telescope is still in use today, and Wikipedia says that the damage effectively reduced the telescope from a 107 inch mirror to a 106 inch mirror.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlan_J._Smith_Telescope https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlan_J._Smith_Telescope
- alt227 2y agoThe article itself says: "The damage is limited to small craters about 3 to 5cm in radius, which reduce the light collecting efficiency by about 1 percent"