Imagine a beam of light traveling unimpeded for 13.5 billion light years, only to get deflected and distorted just before being captured by a telescope. That is something the builders of the Giant Magellan Telescope are working hard to avoid.
Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on MFGAxis.
Originally published on CTE: 2017-12-21
CTE source: https://ctemag.com/news/building-giant-telescope-look-back-further-time/
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