Star fly-by


Just found an interesting website. Its about a large telescope, 2.7 metre mirror, being flown around in a Jumbo Jet.

Apparently, it will be able to view things in more detail than larger telescopes on the ground can manage.

Though, I have no idea how they keep the telescope still while flying faster than 500 miles an hour…

http://www.sofia.usra.edu/Sofia/sofia.html

#Pic: www.sofia.ursa.edu
#Flag: Science, link, telescope

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