Construction Begins On $1 Billion Telescope That Will Take Pictures 10 Times Sharper Than Hubble's

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By BeauHDAug 20, 2018, 3:00 am380 pts
The $1 billion Giant Magellan Telescope in Chile is officially under construction with a scheduled date of operation in 2024. The telescope "will have an array of seven enormous mirrors totaling 80 feet in diameter, giving it 10 times the precision of the Hubble telescope," reports Quartz. "Among its advances…

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