dantheclammanM to WikipediaEnglish • 2 months agoFive-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescopeen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square9arrow-up161arrow-down10
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minus-square@deuslinkEnglish4•2 months agoMy understanding is that the dish isn’t actually solid but rather a metal mesh.
minus-square@FooBarringtonlinkEnglish3•2 months agoMakes perfect sense: The reflector is made of perforated aluminium panels supported by a mesh of steel cables hanging from the rim. Thank you for mentioning that!
My understanding is that the dish isn’t actually solid but rather a metal mesh.
Makes perfect sense:
Thank you for mentioning that!