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The International Liquid Mirror Telescope is a 4-meter telescope in Uttarakhand, India. It is the first liquid-mirror telescope for astronomy in Asia and the largest liquid-mirror telescope in Asia.

History

On 2 June 2022, the telescope saw its first light. On 12 June 2022, it came online. On 21 June 2022, it became ready to observe. On 21 March 2023, it was inaugurated by Jitendra Singh.

Mechanism

The telescope uses elemental mercury as its mirror surface. The mercury is rotated about the axis of the telescope, and due to centrifugal force, takes a parabolic shape to focus incoming light.

See also

References

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  4. Waldek, Stefanie (2022-06-21). "World's largest liquid mirror telescope ready to observe". Space.com. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
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