To clarify: this is only possible thanks to adaptive optics, which corrects atmospheric turbulence and allows us to read those tiny labels 🔭. xkcd.com/3066/ - ThreadSky

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eso.org • 45 days ago

To clarify: this is only possible thanks to adaptive optics, which corrects atmospheric turbulence and allows us to read those tiny labels 🔭.

https://xkcd.com/3066/

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darryloliver.com•45 days ago

For some reason this really cracked me up

stephenrh.com•33 days ago

call someone to beam me up, no intelligent life left here.

stephenrh.com•33 days ago

lol...

wfastronomer.bsky.social•45 days ago

But you need the next generation of telescopes to be able to read the list of ingredients. The writing is much smaller.

starrybright.bsky.social•45 days ago

Cute.

misctinker.bsky.social•45 days ago

And yet my progressive lenses still suck 😒

When will we have adaptive optics in our eyeglasses?

eso.org•42 days ago

And with lasers! 😂

redpilljunkie.bsky.social•45 days ago

Adaptive optics was once classified technology developed at Kirtland AFB with the intention to 'blind' Soviet satellites. If you wanna go through a nice rabbit hole, read Project Beta and Mirage Men.

kellylepo.bsky.social•45 days ago

New telescopes also have the ability to see those little arrows that point out supernovas.

📷 https://webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/2024/122/01HZMHJAE2DAR1YBNF5TWVPPTZ

davidbflower.bsky.social•45 days ago

On my Birthday list😉

dharhix.com•45 days ago

Waow! Amazing technology! Now I want one.

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