Click to open image viewer. The optical device which the astronauts used for navigation while in the Apollo Lunar Module (LM) was an alignment optical telescope (AOT). The AOT was a periscope-type ...
Advances in quantum technology might allow astronomers to circumvent age-old issues that limit the size of optical observatories ...
Segmented mirror telescopes form the backbone of modern optical astronomy, enabling apertures far exceeding the fabrication limits of monolithic mirrors. Precise piston alignment of individual mirror ...