Large Binocular Telescope

Local nameLarge Binocular Telescope
LocationArizona, United States

The Large Binocular Telescope is an optical telescope for astronomy located on 10,700-foot Mount Graham, in the Pinaleno Mountains of southeastern Arizona, United States. It is a part of the Mount Graham International Observatory.

When using both 8.4 m wide mirrors, with centres 14.4 m apart, the LBT has the same light-gathering ability as a 11.8 m wide single circular telescope and the resolution of a 22.8 m wide one.The LBT mirrors individually are the joint second-largest optical telescope in continental North America, next to the Hobby–Eberly Telescope in West Texas. It has the largest monolithic, or non-segmented, mirror in an optical telescope.

Strehl ratios of 60–90% in the infrared H band and 95% in the infrared M band have been achieved by the LBT.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_Binocular_Telescope

Official Website http://www.lbto.org/index.htm

Address 85552, United States

Coordinates 32°42'5.004" N -109°53'21.117" E

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