India's First Liquid Mirror Telescope Commissioned In Uttarakhand

India's First Liquid Mirror Telescope Commissioned In Uttarakhand

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Category : Science and Tech Published on: June 04 2022

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  • India's first liquid mirror telescope has been commissioned atop Devasthal, a hill in Uttarakhand. 
  • The liquid mirror telescope, which is the largest in Asia, will observe the overhead sky to identify transient or variable objects such as supernovae, gravitational lenses, space debris, and asteroids.
  • The mirror is made up of a thin film of liquid mercury to collect and focus light.
  • The telescope has been placed at an altitude of 2,450 metres above sea level, at the Devasthal Observatory campus of Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES).
  • India's first liquid mirror telescope will use mercury as the primary mirror
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