Thirty Meter Telescope
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The Thirty Meter Telescope is a planned next-generation ground-based optical and infrared observatory with a 30-meter primary mirror, designed to provide extremely high-resolution views of the universe from a mountaintop site.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
extremely large telescope
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ground-based observatory ⓘ infrared telescope ⓘ optical telescope ⓘ |
| abbreviation | TMT ⓘ |
| alternativeSiteConsidered |
Canary Islands
ⓘ
La Palma ⓘ |
| comparedWith |
European Extremely Large Telescope
ⓘ
surface form:
Extremely Large Telescope
Giant Magellan Telescope ⓘ |
| controversy |
construction opposed by some Native Hawaiian groups
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legal and permitting challenges in Hawaii ⓘ |
| designFeature |
alt-azimuth mount
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enclosed dome ⓘ segmented mirror control system ⓘ |
| fundingModel | international partnership ⓘ |
| governingOrganization | TMT International Observatory LLC ⓘ |
| hasApertureClass | 30-meter class telescope ⓘ |
| hasInstrument |
adaptive optics system (planned)
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mid-infrared instrument (planned) ⓘ multi-object spectrograph (planned) ⓘ near-infrared imager and spectrograph (planned) ⓘ wide-field optical spectrograph (planned) ⓘ |
| mirrorType | segmented primary mirror ⓘ |
| numberOfPrimaryMirrorSegments | 492 ⓘ |
| partnerCountry |
Canada
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China ⓘ India ⓘ Japan ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| partnerInstitution |
California Institute of Technology
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Department of Science and Technology of India ⓘ National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ⓘ NAOJ ⓘ
surface form:
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
National Research Council Canada ⓘ University of California system ⓘ
surface form:
University of California
|
| plannedLocation |
Hawaiʻi (island)
ⓘ
surface form:
Hawaii
Mauna Kea ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| primaryMirrorDiameter |
30 meters
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98 feet ⓘ |
| projectStatus |
planned
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under development ⓘ |
| scienceGoal |
cosmology research
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high-angular-resolution imaging ⓘ high-sensitivity spectroscopy ⓘ solar system science ⓘ stellar astrophysics ⓘ study of black holes ⓘ study of exoplanets ⓘ study of galaxy formation and evolution ⓘ study of the early universe ⓘ |
| scienceWavelengthRange |
mid-infrared
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near-infrared ⓘ optical ⓘ |
| scientificAimsInclude |
direct imaging of exoplanets
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probing dark matter and dark energy ⓘ spectroscopy of faint distant galaxies ⓘ testing general relativity near black holes ⓘ |
| siteElevation |
approximately 13,287 feet
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approximately 4050 meters ⓘ |
| usesTechnology |
active optics
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adaptive optics ⓘ laser guide star system ⓘ |
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