DiscoverUniverse Today Podcast[Interview] Are Membrane Telescopes The Future of Space-Based Astronomy?
[Interview] Are Membrane Telescopes The Future of Space-Based Astronomy?

[Interview] Are Membrane Telescopes The Future of Space-Based Astronomy?

Update: 2024-11-14
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🟣 Guest: Dr. Sebastian Rabien

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📜 Membrane Space Telescope: Active Surface Control with Radiative Adaptive Optics

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2410.07741




  • 00:00 Intro

  • 02:27 Adaptive optics in space

  • 05:17 Membrane-based telescopes

  • 22:48 Taking membrane telescopes to space

  • 32:54 A practical next step

  • 34:02 Questions from patrons

  • 36:54 Working with ELT

  • 44:30 More interviews



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[Interview] Are Membrane Telescopes The Future of Space-Based Astronomy?

[Interview] Are Membrane Telescopes The Future of Space-Based Astronomy?

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