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Liquid mirror telescope

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Liquid Mirror Telescope Specular Reflection True Adjustable Parabola Solid Body Rotation

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GALLIUM Parabolic Liquid Mirror similar to a mercury mirror 200 grams

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Liquid Telescope Mirrors | Space #Shorts

Liquid-mirror telescopes are telescopes with mirrors made with a reflective liquid. The most common liquid used is mercury, but other liquids will work as well. The liquid and its container are rotated at a constant speed around a vertical axis, which causes the surface of the liquid to assume a paraboloidal shape. This parabolic reflector can serve as the primary mirror of a reflecting telescope. The rotating liquid assumes the same surface shape regardless of the container's shape; to reduce the amount of liquid metal needed, and thus weight, a rotating mercury mirror uses a container that is as close to the necessary parabolic shape as possible. Liquid mirrors can be a low-cost alternative to conventional large telescopes. Compared to a solid glass mirror that must be cast, ground, and polished, a rotating liquid-metal mirror is much less expensive to manufacture.
    • Explanation of the equilibrium 

    • Rotation speed and focal length 

    • Conventional land-based liquid-mirror telescopes 

    • Moon-based liquid-mirror telescopes 

    • Space-based ring liquid-mirror telescopes 

    • Advantages and disadvantages 

    • List of liquid mirror telescopes