Large Binocular Telescope Comparison Table

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Large Binocular Telescope comparison table

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altazimuth telescope in degrees, minutes, seconds (N or S) height above sea level in meters the person, company or institution that constructed the mounting ambient Earth based telescope altazimuth in degrees, minutes, seconds (E or W) A form of mounting similar to that of a radar which allows the telescope tube to be moved horizontally (by rotation in azimuth or compass direction) and vertically (by rotation in altitude or elevation). To follow a star the telescope must be adjusted simultaneously in both axes. (also called alt-az)

Cassegrain the person, company or institution that created the mirror concave paraboloid equal to aperture (except for Schmidt which has aperture smaller than mirror diameter) material and other engineering details or primary mirror diameter reflector convex hyperboloid Telescope devised by Cassegrain in which an auxiliary convex mirror reflects the magnified image, upside down, through a hole in the center of the main objective mirror - i.e., through the end of the telescope itself. It was, however, no improvement on the gregorian telescope invented probably slightly earlier.

optical telescope astroweb electromagnetic telescope

Large Binocular Telescope astroweb 32° 42' N altazimuth telescope f/1.14, 5.4, 15 (each) Mount Graham, Arizona, US 3170 m the person, company or institution that constructed the mounting Columbus Project R. Angel, B. Martin LBT ambient concave paraboloid equal to aperture (except for Schmidt which has aperture smaller than mirror diameter) material and other engineering details 11.8 m Twin 8.4-m reflectors; a project of Univ. of Arizona, Arcetri Astrophysical Obs., and Research Corp. (Tucson) 2004 altazimuth "two-shooter" with telescopes 14.4 m apart (center to center) 109° 51' W convex hyperboloid

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Subject	has reference	has latitude	is an instance of	has focal ratio	has location	has altitude	has mounting manufacturer	has owner	has mirror maker	has acronym	has temperature	has primary mirror shape	has mirror diameter	has mirror type	has aperture	is a kind of	has comment	has creation date	has mount	has longitude	has secondary mirror shape	has definition
altazimuth telescope		in degrees, minutes, seconds (N or S)				height above sea level in meters	the person, company or institution that constructed the mounting				ambient					Earth based telescope			altazimuth	in degrees, minutes, seconds (E or W)		A form of mounting similar to that of a radar which allows the telescope tube to be moved horizontally (by rotation in azimuth or compass direction) and vertically (by rotation in altitude or elevation). To follow a star the telescope must be adjusted simultaneously in both axes. (also called alt-az)
Cassegrain									the person, company or institution that created the mirror			concave paraboloid	equal to aperture (except for Schmidt which has aperture smaller than mirror diameter)	material and other engineering details	or primary mirror diameter	reflector					convex hyperboloid	Telescope devised by Cassegrain in which an auxiliary convex mirror reflects the magnified image, upside down, through a hole in the center of the main objective mirror - i.e., through the end of the telescope itself. It was, however, no improvement on the gregorian telescope invented probably slightly earlier.
optical telescope	astroweb															electromagnetic telescope
Large Binocular Telescope	astroweb	32° 42' N	altazimuth telescope	f/1.14, 5.4, 15 (each)	Mount Graham, Arizona, US	3170 m	the person, company or institution that constructed the mounting	Columbus Project	R. Angel, B. Martin	LBT	ambient	concave paraboloid	equal to aperture (except for Schmidt which has aperture smaller than mirror diameter)	material and other engineering details	11.8 m		Twin 8.4-m reflectors; a project of Univ. of Arizona, Arcetri Astrophysical Obs., and Research Corp. (Tucson)	2004	altazimuth "two-shooter" with telescopes 14.4 m apart (center to center)	109° 51' W	convex hyperboloid