Timeline for What is the size of the image sensor in the largest optical telescopes?
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| Jan 6, 2021 at 15:08 | comment | added | Joseph Farah | @SteveLinton the 1.2 meters was a typo--great catch! And thanks for the additional info on the camera, I've updated my answer to include it. The 64 cm spec is provided on the same page about the camera I cited for the statement before, so I didn't add an additional source. I've also included the unit conversion you suggested to truly make the answer a smorgasbord. | |
| Jan 6, 2021 at 15:07 | history | edited | Joseph Farah | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jan 6, 2021 at 15:06 | comment | added | Steve Linton | 64cm is about $4\times 10^{34}$ Planck lengths, incidentally | |
| Jan 6, 2021 at 15:05 | comment | added | Steve Linton | Although the camera as a whole may be this size (1.2m is closer to 4 feet than 5 incidentally), the sensor array is 64cm across. | |
| Jan 6, 2021 at 14:55 | comment | added | Joseph Farah | due purely to @pela 's charm, I have provided the weight estimate in dynes. | |
| Jan 6, 2021 at 14:54 | history | edited | Joseph Farah | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jan 6, 2021 at 8:50 | comment | added | pela | cgs please! you're an astronomer! ;-) | |
| Jan 5, 2021 at 21:24 | comment | added | Joseph Farah | @ProfRob I chose the primary units I did in order to be consistent with the spec sheet provided by Vera Rubin Observatory (linked in answer). However, as a possible resolution, I have updated the answer with additional unit conversions to SI. | |
| Jan 5, 2021 at 21:22 | history | edited | Joseph Farah | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jan 5, 2021 at 21:19 | comment | added | ProfRob | Can we choose SI or imperial units. | |
| Jan 5, 2021 at 13:35 | vote | accept | Ilya Gazman | ||
| Jan 5, 2021 at 10:07 | history | edited | uhoh | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jan 5, 2021 at 1:42 | review | First posts | |||
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| Jan 5, 2021 at 1:36 | history | answered | Joseph Farah | CC BY-SA 4.0 |