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[Interview] Can We Fix Liquid Mirror Telescopes' Biggest Problem?

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Liquid mirror telescopes exist. But there's a big problem with them. They can only look directly up. Can we fix it? Can they work beyond the Earth's surface, in orbit or on the Moon? Finding out in this interview.

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🟣 Guest: Dr. Alvaro Romero-Calvo

https://lowgravitylab.ae.gatech.edu/

00:00 Intro

01:16 How liquid mirror telescopes work
06:39 Changing the orientation
17:18 Adaptive optics with liquid mirrors
19:32 Going beyond Earth surface
25:18 Current obsessions
29:02 Final thoughts

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