Telescopes can get pretty big, incredibly big actually. Unbelievably big. So here’s a compilation about how we managed to get them that size and how that size helps us to see.
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Sources:
The Leviathan of Parsonstown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuErXHIPS7A
ALMA: What We’ve Learned From One of the Best Telescopes On Earth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg_Fis7uG1k
A Telescope Bigger Than The Solar System
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyrVXaP65UY
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