SCIENCE

New telescope launched in Uttarakhand

By Sanjana Shankar

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ILMT

The International Liquid Mirror Telescope (ILMT) is now operational in Devasthal, Uttarakhand. It will be useful in identifying celestial objects like asteroids.

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Altitude

The telescope is situated at an altitude of 2,450 meters and is maintained by the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES).

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Milestone

ILMT is the first liquid mirror telescope in the country and is built exclusively for astronomical observations.

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Design

The telescope employs a four-meter-diameter rotating mirror made up of a thin film of liquid mercury to collect and focus light.

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Survey

ILMT will survey the sky passing overhead each night, allowing it to detect transient stellar sources like space debris, and asteroids.

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