The Giant Magellan Telescope begins the four-year process to fabricate and polish its seventh and final primary mirror, the last required to complete the telescope’s 368 square meter light collecting ...

The European Southern Observatory (ESO) operates some of the most powerful telescopes in the world. Established in 1962 by 16 countries across the globe, the ESO is a hub for astronomers looking to ...

The University of Arizona Steward Observatory Mirror Lab’s casting of the first mirror for the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) “appears to be essentially perfect,” UA Steward Observatory Director Peter ...

The Giant Magellan Telescope begins the four-year process to fabricate and polish its seventh and final primary mirror, the last required to complete the telescope’s 368 square meter light collecting ...

Completed 8.4-meter-diameter primary mirror being transported and integrated with a support system prototype at the University of Arizona’s Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab. TUCSON, AZ — October 15, 2024 — ...

Under the east grandstands of Arizona Stadium, University of Arizona scientists have been working for nearly 20 years to make huge mirrors for the world’s most powerful optical telescope. And though ...

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University of Arizona Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab staff members placing nearly 20 tons of Ohara E6 low expansion glass into a mold for casting the Giant Magellan Telescope’s seventh primary mirror ...

Staff at the European Southern Observatory have a system to clean the La Silla Observatory's delicate mirrors without breaking them. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

World’s largest optical mirror successfully installed on support system prototype for the first time to validate telescope’s extraordinary performance. Installation of one of GMT’s 8.4-m-diameter ...