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[Interview] Can We Fix Liquid Mirror Telescopes' Biggest Problem?
31 minutes Posted Mar 31, 2025 at 9:00 pm.
Intro
How liquid mirror telescopes work
Changing the orientation
Adaptive optics with liquid mirrors
Going beyond Earth surface
Current obsessions
Final thoughts
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Liquid mirror telescopes exist. But there's a big problem with them. They can only look directly up. Can we fix it? Can they work beyond the Earth's surface, in orbit or on the Moon? Finding out in this interview.
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🟣 Guest: Dr. Alvaro Romero-Calvo
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