BTA-6 telescope

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The BTA-6 telescope is a 6-meter optical reflecting telescope in Russia that became the world’s largest single-aperture optical telescope after the Hale Telescope.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical observatory instrument
optical reflecting telescope
altitude approximately 2070 meters above sea level
constructionStartDate 1960
country Russia
diameterComparison larger aperture than Hale Telescope
domeType rotating dome
firstLightDate 1975
hasAbbreviation BTA-6 NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName Bolshoi Teleskop Azimutalnyi NERFINISHED
hasApertureDiameter 6 meters
600 centimeters
hasDome yes
hasFocalRatio f/4 (primary focus)
f/48 (Cassegrain focus)
hasInstrument imaging cameras
photometers
spectrographs
hasMirrorType primary monolithic mirror
languageOfName Russian
locatedInTimeZone UTC+3
location Karachay-Cherkess Republic NERFINISHED
Nizhny Arkhyz NERFINISHED
North Caucasus NERFINISHED
Special Astrophysical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED
mirrorMaterial glass-ceramic
mountType altazimuth mount
notableFor being one of the largest optical telescopes in the world
largest single-aperture optical telescope at time of completion
operator Special Astrophysical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED
ownedBy Russian Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED
previousLargestSingleApertureOpticalTelescope Hale Telescope NERFINISHED
primaryScienceUse galaxy observations
optical astronomy
quasar observations
spectroscopy of faint objects
stellar astrophysics
telescopeType Ritchey–Chrétien reflector NERFINISHED
usedFor extragalactic astronomy
spectral classification of stars
stellar population studies
study of active galactic nuclei
supernova observations
wavelengthRange near-infrared
optical
yearCompleted 1975

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Hale Telescope replacedAsLargestBy BTA-6 telescope