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Uploaded by Abell1835IR1916 on Aug 9, 2007
X-rays that strike a mirror head-on are absorbed. X-rays that hit a mirror at grazing angles are reflected like a pebble skipping across a pond. Thus, X-ray telescope mirrors are shaped like barrels rather than dishes.(Animation: CXC/D.Berry)
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