LIQUID Telescope Mirrors Could Be The Future | FLUTE Mission

Описание: It's getting harder and harder to keep making our telescopes bigger. Since solid glass and alloy mirrors are heavy, maybe using liquid mirrors could be the future. Let's explore that idea in this video.

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LINKS/Sources:
What is the Fluidic Telescope: https://www.nasa.gov/science-research...
NASA’s FLUTE Page: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stm...
Astronomy.com article: https://www.astronomy.com/science/nas...
International Liquid Mirror Telescope Supernova Paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.05618
International Liquid Mirror Telescope at Devasthal: https://compass.rauias.com/current-af...
Info Video on ILMT:    • 4m ILMT (Telescope) Inaugurated | ARIES Na...  
Cool Action Lab Video on Spinning Mirrors:    • Why Do Spinning Liquids Make Great Telesco...  
Sixty Symbols Video on Spinning Mirrors:    • Telescope with a Mercury Mirror - Sixty Sy...  


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