Thursday, August 22, 2013

ScienceDaily: Nebulae News

ScienceDaily: Nebulae News


Astronomers take sharpest photos ever of the night sky

Posted: 21 Aug 2013 12:21 PM PDT

Thanks to new technology, astronomers can now view objects in the sky at unprecedented sharpness in visible light. Using a telescope mirror that vibrates a thousand times each second to counteract atmospheric flickering, the team has achieved image resolution capabilities that could see a baseball diamond on the moon.

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