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Large Binocular Telescope (LBT)
13 Dec 2017
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LBT, a pair of identical 8.4m telescopes, are the first of the Extremely Large Telescopes (ELTs.) Its large aperture, high resolution, low thermal background and high sensitivity allows it to detect faint objects far out in space.

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An image of the LBT with two 8.4 m primary mirrors inside the observatory enclosure.

​​​​The Large Binocular Telescope at the Observatory

Credit: LBTO
RAL Space Involvement ​ 

RAL Space developed algorithms and software for controlling the pointing of the telescope and maintaining the alignment of the two mirrors of this novel telescope design.​

​Subject 
Astronomy

​Main Objectives 
To efficiently and reliably deliver high-quality data to the users of the observatory, thus enabling excellent science at the forefront of astronomy. As the first ELT, LBT's mission was to also experiment and develop a new generation of ELTs.

​Start Date ​ 
​1997, completed and shipped in 2002​

​Partners

University of Arizona, Italy (INAF: Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica), Germany (LBTB: LBT Beteiligungsgesellschaft), The Ohio State University, and the Tucson–based Research Corporation representing the University of Minnesota, the University of Virginia, and the University of Notre Dame.

​Further Project Information

Large Binocular Telescope Observatory​

For more information please contact, RAL Space Enquiries​​

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