• chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world
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    10 hours ago

    Just for reference: JWST has an optical resolution of 0.07 arcseconds. It’s a mirror 22 feet in diameter though, not something you’d put inside a missile guidance package.

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      6 hours ago

      JWST operates in space, i.e. there is no atmosphere blurr to take into account.

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      6 hours ago

      Holy shit. I just realised that the reason they’re building the ELT is so they can mount it on a missile and shoot down an F-35 at some point.