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Why will many of the very large telescopes of the future make use of multiple mirrors?

Why will many of the very large telescopes of the future make use of multiple mirrors?
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Why will many of the very large telescopes of the future make use of multiple mirrors?

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The light reflects off the mirrors, which causes the object to look a lot closer than it is, since all we see are the reflections of light off of objects.
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