Country’s First Liquid Mirror Telescope

Published on June 04, 2022
Current Context: The first liquid mirror telescope in the country and the largest in Asia was set up in Uttarakhand.
Country’s First Liquid Mirror Telescope
  • This Telescope will help in surveying the sky, making it possible to observe several galaxies and other astronomical sources.
  • The dimensions will be a 4-meter-diameter rotating mirror made up of a thin film of liquid mercury to collect and focus light.
  • It is located at an altitude of 2,450 meters at the Devasthal Observatory campus of Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences.
  • It has built by astronomers from India, Belgium, and Canada.
  • The major role played by Advanced Mechanical and Optical Systems (AMOS) Corporation and the Centre Spatial de Liege in Belgium.

Question:

Q.1 In which of the following state has the country’s first liquid mirror telescope?
a. Karnataka
b. Himachal Pradesh
c. Uttarakhand
d. Delhi

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