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xkcd #3182: Telescope Types

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xkcd #3182: Telescope Types

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I’m trying to buy a gravitational lens for my camera, but I can’t tell if the manufacturers are listing comoving focal length or proper focal length.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3182/

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    Do not drink the liquid mirror!

    I repeat. Do. Not. Drink. The liquid mirror!

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      But its shiny, and smells interesting.

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      But bathing in the telescope is still fine, right?

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        You can only do it once

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      But I’m so thirsty meow.

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      Instructions unclear, drinking straw stuck in telescope.

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      Forbidden juice…

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