http://www.telescopebuyingguide.com/blog/how-big-can-a-telescope-mirror-be/ Thu, 17 May 2012 20:00:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.telescopebuyingguide.com/blog/how-big-can-a-telescope-mirror-be/comment-page-1/#comment-843 arbiter007 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:24:26 +0000 http://www.telescopebuyingguide.com/blog/how-big-can-a-telescope-mirror-be/#comment-843 Hypothetically, a telescope can be quite large, but there are physical infrastructure limitations. The Keck telescopes on Mauna Kea are 10 m in diameter, and they are actually constructed of smaller segments that are placed together and individually adjusted to form a single image. This process could be expanded considerably, but vibration, structural deformation would all conspire to cause blurring. Hypothetically, a telescope can be quite large, but there are physical infrastructure limitations. The Keck telescopes on Mauna Kea are 10 m in diameter, and they are actually constructed of smaller segments that are placed together and individually adjusted to form a single image. This process could be expanded considerably, but vibration, structural deformation would all conspire to cause blurring.

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