Rubin will not be the largest aperture telescope in the world. It’s 8.4m, while Keck is 10m and no longer the largest segmented mirror. Rubin will be the largest single mirror main reflector, beating 8.2m for the previous largest telescopes.
So it’s incremental improvement not retaking a crown.
Rubin will not be the largest aperture telescope in the world. It’s 8.4m, while Keck is 10m and no longer the largest segmented mirror. Rubin will be the largest single mirror main reflector, beating 8.2m for the previous largest telescopes.
So it’s incremental improvement not retaking a crown.