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Originally Posted by tadpole256  Hubble is amazing... It'll be a shame to lose, I hope it is replaced with something substantially better. | Actually, there is a mission slated for September 2008 to replace/add a few components on the Hubble.
So, I'd expect it to be active until at least 2010.
But, you aught to keep your eye on this project: Overwhelmingly Large Telescope - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"If (the 100 meter version is built), it would be the largest optical telescope ever constructed. It has been claimed that OWL would have a greater mirror surface area than that of all previous professional telescopes combined." | |
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Originally Posted by baloney_detector Actually, there is a mission slated for September 2008 to replace/add a few components on the Hubble.
So, I'd expect it to be active until at least 2010.
But, you aught to keep your eye on this project: Overwhelmingly Large Telescope - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"If (the 100 meter version is built), it would be the largest optical telescope ever constructed. It has been claimed that OWL would have a greater mirror surface area than that of all previous professional telescopes combined." | Haha, I like the originality of that telescope's name!
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Originally Posted by Katczinsky Haha, I like the originality of that telescope's name! | I heard that the follow-up telescope after that one is named, "The Rediculously Large Telescope."
And, it can even see objects traveling at ludicrous speed away from us! 
Here is an idea what the OWL would likely be capable of:  | |
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Originally Posted by baloney_detector I heard that the follow-up telescope after that one is named, "The Rediculously Large Telescope."
And, it can even see objects traveling at ludicrous speed away from us!
Here is an idea what the OWL would likely be capable of: | Not to be lame, but just looking at a picture like this,makes me wonder just how many life forms can be out there,...if any.
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Originally Posted by America first Not to be lame, but just looking at a picture like this,makes me wonder just how many life forms can be out there,...if any. | The first picture, in my original post, is from the hubble being pointed towards the darkest part of our sky where we thought nothing existed. The possibilities are actually infinite.
I can't wait for the OWL to go operational! Thanks for posting that B_D!
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