TIL that the Hubble Telescope's mirrors are ground so precisely that if they were scaled up to be the size of Earth, the largest bump would be 6 inches tall. : r/todayilearned
![the difference a 2.2 micrometer defect can make. this is M100, as pictured by the Hubble Telescope before and after the problem was solved [x-post from r/pics] : r/space](https://external-preview.redd.it/SM4iKoEgqofKYkDolVJcBhFSQZAPe9zobqF6TK1i1EI.jpg?auto=webp&s=c3b1b5cb91eea6c417586bb451f2dad2154e6dbb "the difference a 2.2 micrometer defect can make. this is M100, as pictured by the Hubble Telescope before and after the problem was solved [x-post from r/pics] : r/space")
the difference a 2.2 micrometer defect can make. this is M100, as pictured by the Hubble Telescope before and after the problem was solved [x-post from r/pics] : r/space
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