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OWL telescope.

by

ESO/Novapix

Reference

o-owl01-00005

Date

2006-11-01

Concept of a giant, next generation optical and near-infrared telescope, dubbed OWL for for the eponymous bird's keen night vision, and for OverWhelmingly Large.With a diameter of 100 meter, OWL would combine unrivalled light gathering power with the ability to resolve details down to a milli-arc second.