Large Binocular Telescope

Also known as First Light, LUCI

telescope for optical astronomy on Mount Graham, Arizona, USA

Key facts

Alternative names: First Light
Part of: Mount Graham International Observatory
Location s: Mount Graham , Graham County , Arizona
Altitude: 3,221 m (10,568 ft)
Diameter: 8.4 m (27 ft 7 in)
Collecting area: 111 m (1,190 sq ft)
Focal length: 9.6 m (31 ft 6 in)
Website: www .lbto .org

via Wikipedia infobox

~12 min read

Encyclopedic overview

The Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) is an optical telescope for astronomy located on 10,700-foot (3,300 m) Mount Graham, in the Pinaleno Mountains of southeastern Arizona, United States. It is a part of the Mount Graham International Observatory.

When using both 8.4 m (330 inch) wide mirrors, with centres 14.4 m apart, the LBT has the same light-gathering ability as an 11.8 m (464 inch) wide single circular telescope and the resolution of a 22.8 m (897 inch) wide one.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Large Binocular Telescope” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

On the map

Available in 29 languages

Show 10 more

via Wikidata sitelinks · CC0