Telescope On The Moon


	Telescope On The Moon

kidora

6-21-2007 2:48 PM

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moon, telescope, science, space, galaxies

kidora says:

Liquid telescopes are amazing technology. If used correctly they would be able to show us images from distant galaxies that were born only a billion years after the formation of the universe.
Cool.

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