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China tests novel ‘lobster eye’ X-ray telescope

A novel “lobster eye” telescope aboard a small Chinese satellite has delivered its first images, paving the way for more complex future missions using its technology.

The Lobster Eye Imager for Astronomy (LEIA) is in orbit aboard the SATech-01 satellite, which launched in July. Early results from the instrument have now been published based on LEIA’s first images, which focus on the galactic center region, the Scorpius X-1 binary star system and the diffuse Cygnus Loop nebula.

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