Comments on: World's Biggest Telescope Will Perch on a Mountain in the World's Driest Desert http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/04/28/worlds-biggest-telescope-will-perch-on-a-mountain-in-the-worlds-driest-desert/ Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: limewire http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/04/28/worlds-biggest-telescope-will-perch-on-a-mountain-in-the-worlds-driest-desert/#comment-18509 limewire Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:10:10 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=14131#comment-18509 wow fun stuff bro. wow fun stuff bro.

]]> By: Mikey G http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/04/28/worlds-biggest-telescope-will-perch-on-a-mountain-in-the-worlds-driest-desert/#comment-18508 Mikey G Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:12:14 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=14131#comment-18508 Insanely Huge! Insanely Huge!

]]> By: Brian Too http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/04/28/worlds-biggest-telescope-will-perch-on-a-mountain-in-the-worlds-driest-desert/#comment-18507 Brian Too Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:39:12 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=14131#comment-18507 A new golden age for telescopes and astronomy. No question! A new golden age for telescopes and astronomy. No question!

]]> By: Eliza Strickland http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/04/28/worlds-biggest-telescope-will-perch-on-a-mountain-in-the-worlds-driest-desert/#comment-18506 Eliza Strickland Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:14:15 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=14131#comment-18506 Hey bigjohn756 & Josiah -- sorry about leaving out the units in the mirror's measurements. It will indeed be 138 feet in diameter. And the <a href="http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1018/" rel="nofollow">European Southern Observatory</a>'s press release says the mountain has an elevation of 3060 meters, or about 10,000 feet. But it doesn't say where exactly the telescope will sit on the mountain. Eliza, DISCOVER online news editor Hey bigjohn756 & Josiah — sorry about leaving out the units in the mirror’s measurements. It will indeed be 138 feet in diameter.

And the European Southern Observatory‘s press release says the mountain has an elevation of 3060 meters, or about 10,000 feet. But it doesn’t say where exactly the telescope will sit on the mountain.

Eliza, DISCOVER online news editor

]]> By: bigjohn756 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/04/28/worlds-biggest-telescope-will-perch-on-a-mountain-in-the-worlds-driest-desert/#comment-18505 bigjohn756 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:04:34 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=14131#comment-18505 138 feet! Over 42 meters. As to the elevation, I am guessing between 2000 and 3000 meters, but, I don't know exactly where it's going. 138 feet! Over 42 meters.

As to the elevation, I am guessing between 2000 and 3000 meters, but, I don’t know exactly where it’s going.

]]> By: Josiah http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/04/28/worlds-biggest-telescope-will-perch-on-a-mountain-in-the-worlds-driest-desert/#comment-18504 Josiah Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:34:00 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=14131#comment-18504 The telescope's primary mirror will measure 138 what in diameter? The telescope’s primary mirror will measure 138 what in diameter?

]]> By: bigjohn756 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/04/28/worlds-biggest-telescope-will-perch-on-a-mountain-in-the-worlds-driest-desert/#comment-18503 bigjohn756 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:11:51 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=14131#comment-18503 What's the elevation there? What’s the elevation there?

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