[Interview] Can We Fix Liquid Mirror Telescopes' Biggest Problem?

Liquid mirror telescopes exist. But there's a big problem with them. They can only look directly up. Can we fix it? Can they work beyond the Earth's surface, in orbit or on the Moon? Finding out in this interview.

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🟣 Guest: Dr. Alvaro Romero-Calvo

https://lowgravitylab.ae.gatech.edu/

00:00 Intro

01:16 How liquid mirror telescopes work

06:39 Changing the orientation

17:18 Adaptive optics with liquid mirrors

19:32 Going beyond Earth surface

25:18 Current obsessions

29:02 Final thoughts

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