Search Options
close
Search the following clips:
All Clips
Everyone's Clips
My Guides
Sign Up
Install
Learn More
Login
Ten Amazing Telescopes (2)
tabsey
follow
5
6-15-2008 7:14 AM
246 views
tags:
astronomy
Add a Comment
Login
to Comment. Not a member yet?
Sign up
Related Clips
WANT TO USE IT? PAY FOR IT YOURSELF! Heal...
McCain Fails to Understand, Sneeringly Mis...
A True Image from False Kiva
No naked black holes
No naked black holes
The Colors of the Moon
Online Etymology Dictionary
More clips from
tabsey
What kind of consumer are you?
Hong Kong alert for reptiles on the run
Bali bombing anniversary marked erpetrator...
Today's Top Clips
Invisible to the naked eye - Fascinating images of life under the microscope.
Can human consciousness survive without a brain?
The Cultural Evolution Of Religion
Understanding The Cycle Of Violence
Narcissistic People Most Likely To Emerge As Leaders
Nuns, Congressional candidate, Declared to be Terrorist.
Why Tip?
Justice Dept Firings WERE Political. No, really?
"Incestuous relationship" of military, contractors, Congress
mystery of The Ugly Duchess
visit the
Top Clips page
View the Top Clips from
June 15, 2008
Embed This Clip In Your Site...
<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/4244f281-7b95-41c2-9fca-5190149f323b/BB7A170B-2F93-4B14-8917-BFF4A587A192/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://science.howstuffworks.com/ten-amazing-telescopes8.htm" href="http://science.howstuffworks.com/ten-amazing-telescopes8.htm" style="font-size: 11px;">science.howstuffworks.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://science.howstuffworks.com/ten-amazing-telescopes8.htm"><H1 class="articlePageTitle">Telescope Three: Giant Magellan Telescope</H1></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://science.howstuffworks.com/ten-amazing-telescopes8.htm"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/science.howstuffworks.com/img/E77BA451-C4F1-430B-A04D-9161D46B4CF5" alt="A spin casting furnace creates a mold to build mirrors for the Giant Magellan Telescope." /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://science.howstuffworks.com/ten-amazing-telescopes8.htm"><SPAN class="caption">A spin casting furnace creates a mold to build mirrors for the Giant Magellan Telescope.</SPAN></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://science.howstuffworks.com/ten-amazing-telescopes9.htm" href="http://science.howstuffworks.com/ten-amazing-telescopes9.htm" style="font-size: 11px;">science.howstuffworks.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://science.howstuffworks.com/ten-amazing-telescopes9.htm"><H1 class="articlePageTitle">Telescope Two: Thirty Meter Telescope</H1></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://science.howstuffworks.com/ten-amazing-telescopes9.htm"><P>The name says it all. The Thirty Meter <A href="http://science.howstuffworks.com/telescope.htm">Telescope's</A> massive primary mirror has 492 segments, all perfectly aligned to form a 30-meter (98-foot) <A href="http://science.howstuffworks.com/light.htm">light</A>-collecting surface. Each segment will be continuously computer-adjusted to maintain the correct alignment to prevent any image distortion. Its adaptive optics correct not only for atmospheric distortion but also for ground winds that can alter observational accuracy.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://science.howstuffworks.com/ten-amazing-telescopes9.htm"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/science.howstuffworks.com/img/9A129248-B2BC-4992-9887-AD2EF118CB66" alt="Intel co-founder Gordon Moore has helped fund the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope." /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://science.howstuffworks.com/ten-amazing-telescopes9.htm"><SPAN class="caption">Intel co-founder Gordon Moore has helped fund the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope.</SPAN></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://science.howstuffworks.com/ten-amazing-telescopes10.htm" href="http://science.howstuffworks.com/ten-amazing-telescopes10.htm" style="font-size: 11px;">science.howstuffworks.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://science.howstuffworks.com/ten-amazing-telescopes10.htm"><H1 class="articlePageTitle">Telescope One: European Extremely Large Telescope</H1></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://science.howstuffworks.com/ten-amazing-telescopes10.htm"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/science.howstuffworks.com/img/9996ADDE-6B26-4146-9B70-8A845BFF3139" alt="An artist's rendering of the European Extremely Large Telescope." /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://science.howstuffworks.com/ten-amazing-telescopes10.htm"><SPAN class="caption">An artist's rendering of the European Extremely Large Telescope.</SPAN></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;"> </td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/BB7A170B-2F93-4B14-8917-BFF4A587A192/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>
Clipmarks
Home
New Clips
Top Clips
Dashboard
Popular Topics
News
Life
Science
Technology
Entertainment
Get Started
Sign Up
Install Clipping Tool
How Clipping Works
Clip-to-Blog™
ClipSearch
Tools and Resources
FAQ
ClipWeek
Top Clippers
Top Tags
Site Map
About Clipmarks
About Us
Contact
Blog
Copyright
Privacy
EULA
OK
