Turning Earth Into a Telescope | The Terrascope

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Explains his own published research and clearly separates the concept from engineering realities.

Columbia astronomer David Kipping explains his proposal to use Earth's atmosphere as a giant refracting lens.

Video by Cool Worlds, played through YouTube's embedded player.

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