2007-03-31 23:50:32 · 9 answers · asked by pasiphea 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Well, as of Dec of last year, it seems the largest aperture was about 10 meters... Keck and Keck2 at Mauna Kea Hawaii.
Check out all the links I gathered for you.
Sorry I cannot offer more than what you could've done yourself, but I'm not an expert, so figure I'll help you with some of the searching and then you can use your expertise to get you the information you really need.
Good Day, Good Luck,
~Xzaerynus
2007-04-01 00:20:16 · answer #1 · answered by xzaerynus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The biggest OPTICAL telescope with a SINGLE mirror are the Keck telescopes, each 10 meters in diameter.
The Large Binocular Telescope is made up of two 8 meter mirrors, working together to have the power of an 11.8 meter telescope.
The biggest OVERALL telescope that isn't an array of smaller telescopes is the Arecibo Radio Telescope in Puerto Rico, with a dish 305 meters in diameter.
2007-04-01 05:10:28 · answer #2 · answered by eri 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The biggest optical telescope currently in operation is
Large Binocular Telescope (LBT)
at Mount Graham International Observatory, Arizona
diameter 2x8.4 = 11.8 m, collecting area of 111 m2.Has two single mirrors, while the others have mosaic mirrors.
Keck Twins in Hawaii are 4th largest.
2007-04-01 00:42:48 · answer #3 · answered by vivet 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The largest operational optical telescope, with a 10 metre aperture, is Keck in Hawaii - part of the Mauna Key observatories.
2007-04-01 00:14:35 · answer #4 · answered by JJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
optical telescope is keck one and keck two, both of which are ten meters in diameter, for optical telescopes these two are the biggest, plus they can work together to make a one hundred meter telescope.
arecibo is the largest telescope overall. it is a radio telescope 305 meters wide.
of coruse the vla's 27 telescopes all work together to act like one supremely huge radio telescope.
so take your pick
2007-04-01 08:10:46 · answer #5 · answered by Tim C 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-15 13:37:34 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the keck telescope in hawaii with a diameter of 10 m.
2007-04-01 02:48:07 · answer #7 · answered by neutron 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
World diameter is 16.000 km The Biggest telescope in America Latin
2007-04-01 00:54:21 · answer #8 · answered by sastro 5 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Keck telescope,Hawaii,10 meters wide.
2007-04-01 07:25:24 · answer #9 · answered by najj 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋