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Interferometers are a great tool for getting incredible resolution without building giant mirrors. Why don't all telescopes use it? What projects should we expect and what could we get from them? What are the challenges? Finding out in this interview!

\U0001f7e3 Guest: Dr. Gerard van Belle
\nhttps://lowell.edu/people/gerard-van-belle/

\U0001f4dc Big Fringe Telescope:
\nhttps://arxiv.org/abs/2408.01386

\U0001f4dc MoonLITE: a CLPS-delivered NASA Astrophysics Pioneers lunar optical interferometer for sensitive, milliarcsecond observing
\nhttps://arxiv.org/abs/2408.01392

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• 00:00:00 Intro
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• 00:02:05 What is an interferometer
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• 00:13:50 Interferometers in space
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• 00:19:37 Interferometers on the Moon
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• 00:39:03 Detecting exoplanets with interferometers
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• 00:46:28 The bonkers idea
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• 00:53:48 BFT
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• 01:03:41 Current obsessions
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• 01:08:02 Final thoughts
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