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    Andrew Wright reacted to billslugg's post in the thread Could we turn the sun into a gigantic telescope? with Like.

    There is no need for a mirror at the "telescope" situated at the gravitational focal point of the Sun. All that's needed is a detector...

    Sep 23, 2024
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    Andrew Wright reacted to uswine's post in the thread Could we turn the sun into a gigantic telescope? with Like.

    Eventually something of this nature will get built in space... it seems to be clearly in the path and direction of science. We will...

    Sep 23, 2024
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    Andrew Wright replied to the thread Could we turn the sun into a gigantic telescope?.

    I was thinking of Toth and his coauthors. Actually, my biggest doubt here is that I suspect it would be easier to build an 80m space...

    Sep 21, 2024
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    Andrew Wright replied to the thread Could we turn the sun into a gigantic telescope?.

    I don't think informed advocates think anything other than "this will be difficult", but they think it may be possible. I'll just add...

    Sep 20, 2024
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    Andrew Wright replied to the thread Could we turn the sun into a gigantic telescope?.

    The first paper you link is from 2021, is generally positive, has some modelling, and that work has been built on since. The second...

    Sep 19, 2024
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    Andrew Wright replied to the thread Could we turn the sun into a gigantic telescope?.

    The optics part of the concept has been computer modelled, in detail, by competent professionals. A convincing dismissal of this idea...

    Sep 18, 2024
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    Andrew Wright replied to the thread Could we turn the sun into a gigantic telescope?.

    It is not a new idea, it has been studied for years. It is based on complex deconvolution of optical data gathered over months, I...

    Sep 15, 2024
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    Andrew Wright replied to the thread Could we turn the sun into a gigantic telescope?.

    The concept is for ONE spacecraft per target object, manuevering around a roughly 1sq km image. The expectation is that future...

    Sep 15, 2024

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