Whats the biggest telescope in the world. Im looking for the biggest on land or sea not in space people please help.
2006-10-16 00:15:19 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
What sort of telescope?
optical? (the Kecks for individual aperture)
optical array? (VLT in Chile)
radio dish? (the arecibo dish)
gamma ray? (Veritas I-II)
gamma ray array? (Hess-4)
2006-10-16 01:26:04 · answer #1 · answered by Morgy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
current world's largest optical telescope:
Aperture (meters) :10.0
Name : Keck Mauna Kea,
Location : Hawaii
Latitude: 19 50 N;
Longitude: 155 28 W
Altitude Comments :4123 m mirror composed of 36 segments
Europeans have begun funding what will eventually become the world's largest telescope: the Square Kilometre Array. The first step is a four-year study that will consult astronomers and engineers from around the world to decide what will make the best design. It will then be developed in stages, with parts coming operational over the next decade, and completion by 2020. Once complete, this extremely sensitive radio telescope will help probe the nature of dark matter, confirm Einstein's predictions about relativity... and let us watch television shows broadcast from nearby stars.
2006-10-16 00:35:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The telescope is located La Palma island, 2200 meters above the sea level at the Observatory Roque de los Muchachos, of the Itituto Astrofisico de Canarias. With his 17-meter-diameter-mirror and 240 square meters surface, it's the largest telescope in the world dedicated to 'gamma astronomy', that is devoted to the detection of gamma rays.
2006-10-16 00:39:15 · answer #3 · answered by Nice Friend! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keck/Keck II Mauna Kea, Hawaii 19 50 N; 155 28 W
4123 m mirror composed of 36 segments. Aperture 10 meters.
2006-10-16 00:19:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Keck telescopes in Hawaii
2006-10-16 02:41:36 · answer #5 · answered by Krissy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
GÃANT is born, the biggest telescope in the world. It consists of a new faster Internet network capable of transmitting data up to 10 gigabytes per second.
2006-10-16 00:20:07 · answer #6 · answered by richard_beckham2001 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
CSIRO is the largest radio telescope in the world,in Arecibo, Puerto Rico.
The Arecibo radio telescope is currently the largest single-dish telescope in the world.
The World's Largest Optical Telescopes can b found on d astro.nineplanets site.
2006-10-16 00:27:11 · answer #7 · answered by lilfast2000 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Arecibo has the largest telescope in the world.
2006-10-16 01:03:10 · answer #8 · answered by John S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have Yahoo, search for biggest telescope and see what BBC News has to say.
2006-10-16 00:32:16 · answer #9 · answered by 3810trebor@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Keck ,Hawaii
2006-10-16 01:08:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋