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primary mirror refers to a large mirror placed at the bottom of a telescope or a reflecting telescope. It reflects and focuses light towards the eyepiece or camera, allowing us to see distant objects more clearly.
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- In most large telescopes, a large primary mirror captures light and reflects it off one or two secondary mirrors to the telescope's instruments. (sciencemag.org)
- Each of the telescopes has a 0.5 - m primary mirror and similar equipment. (projectsolaris.eu)
- Early preparation for construction has included groundwork at the mountaintop site at Las Campanas in northern Chile, and initial fabrication of the telescope's seven enormous primary mirror segments.» (uanews.arizona.edu)
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