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Re:Vera Rubin's primary mirror gets its first reflective coa... by nullc on Saturday May 04, 2024 @09:18PM (#40261610)
It's about the same angle of view that a 400mm lens on a full frame camera has vertically. (wide field astrophotography can be fun: https://nt4tn.net/astro/horse4.jpg )

VRO has a 10313mm focal length (vs 8.4m diameter, so f/1.234-- though with a huge central obstruction) illuminating a 630mm focal plane.

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