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minus-squarechonglibloodsport@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·edit-212 hours agoJust for reference: JWST has an optical resolution of 0.07 arcseconds. It’s a mirror 22 feet in diameter though, not something you’d put inside a missile guidance package.
minus-squareSuccessful_Try543@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·8 hours agoJWST operates in space, i.e. there is no atmosphere blurr to take into account.
minus-squarechonglibloodsport@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 hours agoOh yeah I’m not suggesting we make a missile with JWST mounted on the front!
minus-squareRiceMunk@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 hours agoHoly shit. I just realised that the reason they’re building the ELT is so they can mount it on a missile and shoot down an F-35 at some point.
Just for reference: JWST has an optical resolution of 0.07 arcseconds. It’s a mirror 22 feet in diameter though, not something you’d put inside a missile guidance package.
JWST operates in space, i.e. there is no atmosphere blurr to take into account.
Oh yeah I’m not suggesting we make a missile with JWST mounted on the front!
Holy shit. I just realised that the reason they’re building the ELT is so they can mount it on a missile and shoot down an F-35 at some point.