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Space/Science » in reply to Re: A 100m wide mirror

Keck

Temperature is an important factor- industrial air conditioners run during the day to keep the scopes at zero degrees celcius. The room I work in is actually a meat locker to keep the heat of my lasers from warming the telescope...

thermal expansion of the structure is monitored carefully and compensated for...

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