Coronographs will soon be in every major telescope. They can block the light from the star and reveal things around it, like exoplanets. There's so much amazing science behind them. Like, did you know coronographs can be adaptive? We dive into all that with Dr Lucie Leboulleux. Enjoy the interview!
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00:00 - Intro
01:58 - Meet Dr Lucie Leboulleux
02:59 - What is a coronagraph and how it works
24:41 - Adaptive coronographs
39:28 - Coronographs in future telescopes
48:23 - What would a perfect telescope look like
59:23 - Outro
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