Jul 2, 20091
hard.core:Cosmic Vision
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Cosmic Vision >Via NatGeo
A new generation of giant telescopes will carry the eye to the edge of the universe.
By Timothy Ferris
Photograph by Joe McNally
When you start stargazing with a telescope, two experiences typically ensue. First, you are astonished by the view—Saturn’s golden rings, star clusters glittering like jewelry on black velvet, galaxies aglow with gentle starlight older than the human species—and by the realization that we and our world are part of this gigantic system. Second, you soon want a bigger telescope.
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