> With this new capability, the 8-metre UT4 reaches the theoretical limit of image sharpness and is no longer limited by atmospheric blur.
Theoretical limit as in diffraction limited? How will this technology "scale" to other frequencies and resolutions? Related to this diffraction limit: is there any overlap in the advances in microscopy and astronomy? For example, do advances in super-resolution microscopy[0] affect advances in optics in astronomy? Could advances in adaptive optics in astronomy somehow translate to microscopy?
(I'm also curious if this technology will make putting telescopes in satellites not worth the cost, but that question was already asked and answered here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17557482)
Theoretical limit as in diffraction limited? How will this technology "scale" to other frequencies and resolutions? Related to this diffraction limit: is there any overlap in the advances in microscopy and astronomy? For example, do advances in super-resolution microscopy[0] affect advances in optics in astronomy? Could advances in adaptive optics in astronomy somehow translate to microscopy?
(I'm also curious if this technology will make putting telescopes in satellites not worth the cost, but that question was already asked and answered here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17557482)
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super-resolution_microscopy