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Astronomical interferometer, an Uncommon card
An astronomical interferometer or telescope array is a set of separate telescopes, mirror segments, or radio telescope antennas that work together as a single telescope to provide higher resolution images of astronomical objects such as stars, nebulas and galaxies by means of interferometry.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 68
- DEF
- 46
- Power
- 114
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 18,000
Power 114 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Astronomical interferometer quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Astronomical interferometer card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The main drawback is that it does not collect as much light as the ______ instrument's mirror.
Answer
complete. The main drawback is that it does not collect as much light as the complete instrument's mirror. From the Astronomical interferometer article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
U.S. Route 84 in Georgia. U.S. Route 84 in Georgia 72 · Astronomical interferometer 68 · Viral replication 65 · Geely Xingrui 60 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Geely Xingrui. Geely Xingrui 26,000 · Astronomical interferometer 18,000 · Climbing wall 13,000 · Leyland Tiger 8,800 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The advantage of this technique is that it can theoretically produce images with the angular resolution of a huge telescope with an aperture equal to the separation, called baseline, between the component telescopes.
- The main drawback is that it does not collect as much light as the complete instrument's mirror.
- Thus it is mainly useful for fine resolution of more luminous astronomical objects, such as close binary stars.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Astronomical interferometer article was read about 18,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 68 and blocks with 46: each hit it takes is cut by 18 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Astronomical interferometer (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : ESO/S. Renard, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
