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Large Binocular Telescope: Is it just me or do the arms supporting the secondary mirrors look really bulky?

I'm guessing stability is really important, but given modern materials, couldn't they have come up with something better than wide trusses? I keep feeling like its going to block a lot of incoming light. Why couldn't they use a single pole or something skinnier?

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