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These are just the optical telescopes. There are also next-generation radio telescopes in the works, such as the DSA-2000: https://www.deepsynoptic.org/overvie
by lacker 1y ago
These are just the optical telescopes. There are also next-generation radio telescopes in the works, such as the DSA-2000:
https://www.deepsynoptic.org/overview https://www.deepsynoptic.org/overview
The most cutting-edge radio telescopes are arrays, which means hundreds or thousands of similar-looking dishes, typically spread out miles apart. The DSA-2000 will be in the Nevada desert, similar to how the VLA was built in the New Mexico desert.
- defrost 1y ago. . . where "miles apart" includes radio telescope clusters grouped on opposing sides of the planet linked by high speed fibre optics.