University of Texas: Sixth Mirror Cast for Giant Magellan Telescope
March 06, 2021
March 06, 2021
AUSTIN, Texas, March 6 -- The University of Texas issued the following news release:
The University of Texas at Austin and other partners of the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) announce the fabrication of the sixth of seven of the world's largest monolithic mirrors. These mirrors will allow astronomers to see farther into the universe with more detail than any other optical telescope before. The sixth 8.4-meter (27.5 feet) mirror -- about two stories high when standing on edge - . . .
The University of Texas at Austin and other partners of the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) announce the fabrication of the sixth of seven of the world's largest monolithic mirrors. These mirrors will allow astronomers to see farther into the universe with more detail than any other optical telescope before. The sixth 8.4-meter (27.5 feet) mirror -- about two stories high when standing on edge - . . .