Large Binocular Telescope

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astronomical observatory binocular telescope infrared telescope optical telescope

The Large Binocular Telescope is one of the world’s most powerful optical-infrared telescopes, featuring two 8.4-meter mirrors on a single mount to achieve extremely high-resolution astronomical observations.

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Large Binocular Telescope projects	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	astronomical observatory ⓘ binocular telescope ⓘ infrared telescope ⓘ optical telescope ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	LBT NERFINISHED ⓘ
altitude	approximately 10470 feet ⓘ approximately 3190 meters ⓘ
baselineBetweenMirrors	about 14.4 meters ⓘ
collectingAreaEquivalent	single 11.8-meter telescope ⓘ
constructionStarted	1990s ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
effectiveAperture	approximately 11.8 meters (interferometric) ⓘ
fieldOfView	wide-field imaging capability ⓘ
firstLight	2005 ⓘ
fullyOperational	around 2008 ⓘ
hasCapability	adaptive optics ⓘ high-resolution spectroscopy ⓘ interferometric imaging ⓘ wide-field imaging ⓘ
hasInstrument	LBC-Blue NERFINISHED ⓘ LBC-Red NERFINISHED ⓘ LBTI NERFINISHED ⓘ LUCI 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ LUCI 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ MODS 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ MODS 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ PEPSI NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMirrorTechnology	lightweight honeycomb primary mirrors ⓘ
hasNumberOfPrimaryMirrors	2 ⓘ
hasPrimaryMirrorDiameter	8.4 meters ⓘ
hasStatus	operational ⓘ
isOneOf	world’s largest optical-infrared telescopes ⓘ
locatedIn	Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ Pinaleno Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
locatedOn	Mount Graham NERFINISHED ⓘ
mirrorManufacturer	Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab NERFINISHED ⓘ
mountType	alt-azimuth mount ⓘ
operatedBy	INAF NERFINISHED ⓘ Large Binocular Telescope Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ Max Planck Society NERFINISHED ⓘ Ohio State University NERFINISHED ⓘ Research Corporation for Science Advancement NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Notre Dame NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
ownedBy	international consortium ⓘ
partOf	Mount Graham International Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ
scientificPurpose	astronomical research ⓘ exoplanet studies ⓘ galaxy evolution studies ⓘ solar system observations ⓘ star formation studies ⓘ
telescopeDesign	Ritchey–Chrétien NERFINISHED ⓘ
wavelengthRange	near-infrared ⓘ optical ⓘ

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Steward Observatory → operates → Large Binocular Telescope ⓘ

Max Planck Institute for Astronomy → participatesIn → Large Binocular Telescope ⓘ

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