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...segmented telescope, meaning that it contains several layers of mirrors. The seven primary mirrors, those responsible for collecting the light or photons??€”essentially the data—from outer space, will be 8.4 meters in diameter. This surpasses the diameter of existing Magellan telescopes by almost two meters and increases by almost five times the amount of light the telescope is capable of collecting...

Author: By Natalie I. Sherman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard To Help Build Magellan | 12/15/2004 | See Source »

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