Design brief for the new CTAO telescope array appears to be "make them look like implausible props from a sci-fi movie" and I am in love
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@jonty I really want a model of it as a desk ornament
I guess it's time to find a deal on ~200 laser diodes, some mirror tiles, and give the 3d printer a bit of a workout
@lpbkdotnet @jonty I was planning to make a slightly smaller and cost optimised version of this for EMF next time https://petrvacek.com/portfolio/fluidum/
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@Mexicals @jonty Indeed not. I feel like their paper model PDF needs a proper version too: https://www.ctao.org/wp-content/uploads/LST_Paper_Model_Sept2025.pdf
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And now I find out the telescope mirrors are focused using lasers and it looks like THIS
@jonty someone needs to do this as an installation for EMFCamp28, this is cool as fuck!
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@lpbkdotnet @jonty I was planning to make a slightly smaller and cost optimised version of this for EMF next time https://petrvacek.com/portfolio/fluidum/
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@lpbkdotnet @jonty I'm not sure if that is something to mitigate or take advantage of
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@lpbkdotnet @jonty I'm not sure if that is something to mitigate or take advantage of
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@jonty I really want a model of it as a desk ornament
I guess it's time to find a deal on ~200 laser diodes, some mirror tiles, and give the 3d printer a bit of a workout
@lpbkdotnet@mstdn.social @jonty@chaos.social i think you could make do with just 1 laser by using diffraction gratings to split it
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And now I find out the telescope mirrors are focused using lasers and it looks like THIS
@jonty long exposure shot right
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@jonty Enhance.
I think I can see @gsuberland in the DJ booth bang centre of that dish? -
And now I find out the telescope mirrors are focused using lasers and it looks like THIS
@jonty Oh hell yea!
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And now I find out the telescope mirrors are focused using lasers and it looks like THIS
@jonty serious Death-Star vibes, but very cool!
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@jonty long exposure shot right
@whitequark According to the description it was just a really foggy night!
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@jonty someone needs to do this as an installation for EMFCamp28, this is cool as fuck!
@queekusme @jonty on it
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@queekusme @jonty on it
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And now I find out the telescope mirrors are focused using lasers and it looks like THIS
@jonty One of my neighbors whe I was a teen had access to a really high end 6 axis CNC and made a laser collimator which I used to focus my homemade 8" telescope. Shit was so cool and saved me sooo much time. If I ever make a telescope again, the collimation process is going to be part of the design from the start.
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And now I find out the telescope mirrors are focused using lasers and it looks like THIS
@jonty Just don't aim that thing at Alderaan
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And now I find out the telescope mirrors are focused using lasers and it looks like THIS
@jonty that thing is bonkers
https://www.ctao.org/emission-to-discovery/telescopes/lst/
45 meters tall and 100 tons, moves between any two sky points in 20 seconds!
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And now I find out the telescope mirrors are focused using lasers and it looks like THIS
@jonty wait, that one looks like it's made of square panels instead. Alt text says hexagonal. (Still very cool.)
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Design brief for the new CTAO telescope array appears to be "make them look like implausible props from a sci-fi movie" and I am in love
@jonty in the bottom one I thought I saw a dinosaur and I was like wow they made a dinosaur solar cooker
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And now I find out the telescope mirrors are focused using lasers and it looks like THIS
@jonty "No, Mr. Bond. I expect you to die."
