The Double Keck Telescopes (IMAGE)

University of Copenhagen - Niels Bohr Institute

The Double Keck Telescopes

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By combining the light from the two 10-meter Keck telescopes on Mauna Kea on Hawaii using a method called interferometry, they could achieve an effective resolution equivalent to a telescope with an 85-meter mirror (the distance between the two telescopes).

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