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The world's biggest binoculars...

PostPosted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 10:58 pm
by Wing Nut
Man, and I thought my 20x80's were big!  What I wouldn't give for a peek through these... :)

Giant telescope opens both eyes

Re: The world's biggest binoculars...

PostPosted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 11:01 pm
by BFMF
wow, that's pretty impressive....

Re: The world's biggest binoculars...

PostPosted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 7:08 am
by Chris_F
I'd bet there's a lot more to it than just two telescopes focused on the same point.  I wonder if they can do interferometry.  I'd assume that would make for huge increses in the data the scopes can gather.

Re: The world's biggest binoculars...

PostPosted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 5:46 pm
by Alejandro Rhodes
great ,but I don't see the point ,thru optical interferometry at least 50Mts away would less atmospheric abberation confusing images than having two giant mirrows 2 meter separate :-/ , besides one of the biggest interferometer wich has 4 mirrows of 8 meter diameter each one in the hills of Paranal in Chile

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 093330.htm


But I think nothing ever can beat the Hubble in outtaspace ,exept if they place a bigger one but Out there

Re: The world's biggest binoculars...

PostPosted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 11:30 pm
by Jayhawk Jake

great ,but I don't see the point ,thru optical interferometry at least 50Mts away would less atmospheric abberation confusing images than having two giant mirrows 2 meter separate :-/ , besides one of the biggest interferometer wich has 4 mirrows of 8 meter diameter each one in the hills of Paranal in Chile

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 093330.htm


But I think nothing ever can beat the Hubble in outtaspace ,exept if they place a bigger one but Out there


If we go back to the moon there was talk about setting up observatories on the dark side...those would take some sweet pictures!

Re: The world's biggest binoculars...

PostPosted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 11:43 am
by Omag 2.0
Cool... I wonder if this model has an adapterring so it fits on my 400D!  ;D

Re: The world's biggest binoculars...

PostPosted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 6:09 pm
by BAW0343

great ,but I don't see the point ,thru optical interferometry at least 50Mts away would less atmospheric abberation confusing images than having two giant mirrows 2 meter separate :-/ , besides one of the biggest interferometer wich has 4 mirrows of 8 meter diameter each one in the hills of Paranal in Chile

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 093330.htm


But I think nothing ever can beat the Hubble in outtaspace ,exept if they place a bigger one but Out there



True, but this telescope is larger, much larger,  which gives it much more detail then the Hubble. the Atmosphere does have an effect but here in the southwest we have some of the clearest skies imaginable, mainly because we are located away from the jet stream. So although its a factor, its minimal.

As far as the 400D adapter, I'm only like an hour or two away from it, I'll go ask  ;D