World's Largest Telescope

[FLO]

Sat, 21 Jan 2006

Europeans have begun funding what will eventually become the world's largest telescope: the Square Kilometre Array. The first step is a four-year study that will consult astronomers and engineers from around the world to decide what will make the best design. It will then be developed in stages, with parts coming operational over the next decade, and completion by 2020. Once complete, this extremely sensitive radio telescope will help probe the nature of dark matter, confirm Einstein's predictions about relativity... and let us watch television shows broadcast from nearby stars.

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[The Warthog]

Thank God we went metric, eh? Otherwise this would be the square mile array, and cost 2.56 times as much. Metric is so much more efficient!

[Jamie]

Centimeters and meters are for people that can't

grasp the concept of feet and yards. (Metric) v (Imperial) hmmmmmmmm?

[The Warthog]

Heck, my house is 2.5 rods by 1.5 rods. What's that in metric?

[Jamie]

:lol:

[Ambermile]

Heck, my house is 2.5 rods by 1.5 rods. What's that in metric?

Expensive plumbing WH

Arthur