Large Binocular Telescope

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Large_Binocular_Telescope
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:LBT
gptkbp:collectingArea 111.6 square meters
gptkbp:completedIn 2004
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1996
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:diameter 8.4 meters
gptkbp:elevation 3221 meters
gptkbp:fieldOfView 27 arcminutes
gptkbp:firstLight 2005
gptkbp:firstScienceObservations 2007
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:University_of_Arizona
gptkb:INAF
gptkb:LBT_Beteiligungsgesellschaft
gptkbp:hasObservatoryCode gptkb:G37
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Large Binocular Telescope
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:ARGOS
gptkb:LBC
gptkb:LBTI
gptkb:LMIRCam
gptkb:LUCI
gptkb:MODS
gptkb:PEPSI
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Arizona
gptkbp:location gptkb:Mount_Graham_International_Observatory
gptkbp:mirrorManufacturer gptkb:Steward_Observatory_Mirror_Lab
gptkbp:mirrorMaterial gptkb:glass
gptkbp:notableFor binocular design
largest monolithic mirrors in use
gptkbp:numberOfMirrors 2
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:University_of_Arizona
gptkb:INAF
gptkb:LBT_Beteiligungsgesellschaft
gptkbp:owner gptkb:LBT_Corporation
gptkbp:partner gptkb:Ohio_State_University
gptkb:Max_Planck_Institute_for_Astronomy
gptkb:Research_Corporation_for_Science_Advancement
gptkbp:primaryMirrorDiameter circular
8.4 meters
gptkbp:status operational
gptkbp:telescopeMountType alt-azimuth
gptkbp:type astronomer
gptkbp:usedFor astronomical observations
adaptive optics experiments
deep sky surveys
exoplanet research
gptkbp:wavelengthRange infrared
ultraviolet
visible
gptkbp:website https://www.lbto.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Max_Planck_Institute_for_Astronomy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3