On 3/11/2018 4:02 AM, RichA wrote:
27ft wide mirror lens.
Apparently, if it were pointed at it, capable of spotting the light from a candle on Mars. And if it were used on Earth under absolutely perfect (impossible) conditions, able to resolve detail 5/1000th of an inch wide at 1 mile.
https://www.lsst.org/about
could also use the extra pixels for the 7 natural color primaries and
add white to prevent colors like pink from clipping
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http://www.dalekelly.org/
Not a professional opinion unless specified.