Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope - Wikipedia
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  • deus@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    My understanding is that the dish isn’t actually solid but rather a metal mesh.

    • FooBarrington@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      2 months ago

      Makes perfect sense:

      The reflector is made of perforated aluminium panels supported by a mesh of steel cables hanging from the rim.

      Thank you for mentioning that!