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🔬 Segmented Telescope Mirror: Alignment and Assembly

Explore a segmented telescope primary mirror with live optical calculations, guided assembly and a detailed engineering cutaway.

Optics & Light3DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted🤖 ChatGPT⇄ 2D version

⚙ Under the hood

Inspect a segmented primary mirror, reveal its supports, and explore how wavelength, aperture and alignment affect optical performance.

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3D · Three.js / WebGL renderer · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install