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If this new 8m diameter telescope already provides us with so many new discoveries then I can't wait until the ELT with 39m diameter goes online.

• sapiogram 1y ago
  ELT will not discover many new objects, it's built to do deeper followup observations of known targets. On the other hand, Vera Rubin was designed to be a survey telescope, repeatedly imaging the entire night sky to discover new objects. It will not do targeted observations, or at least very few.
  • aeve890 1y ago
    >Vera Rubin was designed to be a survey telescope, repeatedly imaging the entire night sky to discover new objects. The entire _southern hemisphere_ night sky right?
    • sapiogram 1y ago
      Yeah, not the entire northern sky at least. It's located only 30 degrees south though, so its coverage will be pretty damn good.