Large Binocular Telescope Observatory

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Large_Binocular_Telescope_Observatory
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:abbreviation LBTO
gptkbp:city near Safford, Arizona
gptkbp:completedIn 2004
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1996
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:elevation 3221 meters
gptkbp:firstLight 2005
gptkbp:firstScienceObservations 2007
gptkbp:fundedBy international consortium
gptkbp:hasObservatoryCode gptkb:G8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Large Binocular Telescope Observatory
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:Fizeau_Interferometer
ARGOS (Advanced Rayleigh Guided Ground Layer Adaptive Optics System)
LBC (Large Binocular Camera)
LMIRCam (L/M-band Infrared Camera)
LUCI (LBT Utility Camera in the Infrared)
MODS (Multi-Object Double Spectrographs)
NOMIC (Nulling Optimized Mid-Infrared Camera)
SHARK-NIR (Near-Infrared Coronagraphic Imager)
SHARK-VIS (Visible Coronagraphic Imager)
PEPSI (Potsdam Echelle Polarimetric and Spectroscopic Instrument)
gptkbp:location Mount Graham, Arizona, United States
gptkbp:mirrorCoating aluminum
gptkbp:mirrorMaterial gptkb:glass
gptkbp:mirrorSupport active optics
gptkbp:notableFor largest single-mount optical telescope in the world (as of 2024)
gptkbp:numberOfMirrors 2
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Ohio_State_University
gptkb:University_of_Arizona
gptkb:University_of_Minnesota
gptkb:University_of_Missouri_System
gptkb:University_of_Notre_Dame
gptkb:University_of_Virginia
gptkb:LBT_Beteiligungsgesellschaft
gptkb:Max_Planck_Institute_for_Astronomy
gptkb:Research_Corporation_for_Science_Advancement
gptkb:Max_Planck_Institute_for_Extraterrestrial_Physics
gptkb:INAF_(Istituto_Nazionale_di_Astrofisica)
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Mount_Graham_International_Observatory
gptkbp:primaryMirrorDiameter 8.4 meters
gptkbp:shape Gregorian
gptkbp:state gptkb:Arizona
gptkbp:telescopeType astronomer
infrared source
gptkbp:uses astronomical research
spectroscopy
imaging
adaptive optics
infrared observations
gptkbp:website https://www.lbto.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:LBT_Observatory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6