Arecibo Observatory and Other Large Telescopes
I will start with Arecibo and move on to a four large optical telescopes and two additional radio telescopes. The largest optical telescope is 10m; significantly smaller! Hale Telescope at Palomar Observatory: 5.1m (Optical)
Precision Linear Actuators for the Spherical Primary Optical
Abstract: The Spherical Primary Optical Telescope (SPOT) is an ongoing research effort at Goddard Space Flight Center developing wavefront sensing and control architectures for future space telescopes. The 03.5-m SPOT telescope primary
A Solar Tsunami
Image Credit: NSO/Optical Solar Patrol Network telescope When Sunspot 930 blasted off an X 6 flare recently, it set off a shockwave that washed across the Sun like a Tsunami. the OSPAN telescope caught it, and the NSO site there is a
Double Supernovae in a Distant Galaxy NASA’s Swif
Swift carries three main instruments: the Burst Alert Telescope, the X-ray Telescope, and the Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope. Swift’s gamma-ray detector, the Burst Alert Telescope, provides the rapid initial location and was built
The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth
The bottom one is described this way: When the it began, that is, when Mercury moved directly in front of the sun's surface, Hinode zoomed in using another of its telescopes, the SOT (Solar Optical Telescope).
Volume 652, number 1: First Surface-resolved Results with the
We have measured nonzero closure phases for about 29% of our sample of 56 nearby asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars, using the three-telescope Infrared Optical Telescope Array (IOTA) interferometer at near-infrared wavelengths (H band)
El Nordic Optical Telescope y la salida de emergencia
Benjamín Montesinos En la contribución anterior David os comentaba cómo un pequeño fallo en un ordenador, unas pocas líneas de código erróneas, pueden arruinar una noche de observación. Me he acordado de algo que me sucedió hace unos
Squirting guns on Mars
19th century telescopes allowed for detailed study of the planet. used a new high resolution telescope to produce the first detailed map of Mars. disks which led him to the conclusion that the canals were an optical illusion.
Top 10 Optical Illusion Christmas Gifts
What kind of optical illusion present can you suggest? real images of remarkable optical resolution and startling clarity. Telescope - "Telescope is economical and perfect tool for viewing daytime or nighttime objects."
What are Telescopes and its Benefit?
A telescope "telescope" is an instrument designed for the observation of remote objects. The term usually refers to optical telescopes, but there are telescopes for most of the spectrum of electromagnetic radiation and for other signal

Euro50
Euro50 is a proposed extremely large optical and infrared telescope. An agreement on collaboration for studies has been established between scientists in
NRC-HIA: Very Large Optical Telescope
Canada has a share of the state-of-the-art twin 8-metre Gemini telescopes and has started to investigate even larger optical telescopes that will follow the
Solar Optical Telescope (SOT) - Overview
Solar Optical Telescope After its launch in 2006, Solar Optical Telescope (SOT) The SOT consists of the main 50cm aperture telescope (Optical Telescope
21 Inch Optical Telescope
CCD images taken with the 21-inch telescope were aquired by an undergraduate, Rory Barnes, who is now at the University of Washington. An optical
uvot ultraviolet and optical telescope

APOD: December 27, 1996 - HET: The New Largest Optical Telescope
HET currently has the largest single mirror of any optical telescope -- 11 meters in diameter. Telescopes in space, like the Hubble Space Telescope,
APOD: December 27, 1997 - Keck: The Largest Optical Telescopes
Alone, each is the world's largest optical telescope: Keck. Together, the twin Keck telescopes have the resolving power of a single telescope 90-meter in
Optical Astronomy Resources
The Center operates the CHARA Array, a six-telescope optical/infrared The IOTA Telescopes, used for optical and infrared interferometry (in
Orbiting Astronomical Observatories
Some optical astronomy is done with its 5-cm optical guidance telescope, notably stellar seismology. In Nasa's Small Explorer (SMEX) Program.
SETI Optical Telescope Nears Completion
Harvard MA (SPX) March 1, 2006 - Workers are nearing completion of a new optical instrument that will be devoted exclusively to the search for optical+telescope: optical reflecting telescope , optical refracting telescope , optical reflecting telescope , optical refracting telescope , optical+telescope