The Large Binocular Telescope conducts observations with two 8.4m- diameter mirrors on a common mount, providing a collecting area equal to a single 11.8m mirror and interferometric capability with an edge-to-edge baseline of 22.8m.

The Large Binocular Telescope Observatory (LBTO) is located in southeastern Arizona near Safford in the Pinaleno Mountains on Emerald Peak at an altitude of 3200m. This area is part of the Coronado National Forest. LBTO is headquartered on the Tucson campus of …

The Large Binocular Telescope uses an elevation over an azimuth mounting. The elevation optical support structure moves on two large C-shaped rings and the compact azimuth platform transmits the loads directly down to the pier.

The tour features a trip up scenic Mount Graham, focusing on the mountain’s rich geology, history, and diversity of life; a lunch near the summit of the mountain; and a guided tour of the observatories — The Submillimeter Telescope, the Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope, and the Large Binocular Telescope!

The 11.7-m telescope was made of a single mount carrying two 8-m mirrors. The Columbus Telescope was LBT’s first inception. The Columbus Project’s goal was to develop and construct an 11.3 meter telescope by the 500th anniversary of the discovery of America, 1992.

With its two mirrors on a common mount, yielding light collecting area equivalent to a single 11.8m-diameter aperture and resolution provided by a 22.8m edge-to-edge baseline, the LBT remains one of the most powerful optical/infrared telescopes in the world.

The Large Binocular Cameras (LBC) are two wide-field cameras mounted on the prime focus swing arms of LBT. LBC Blue is blue-optimized for observations from approximately 3500 to 6500 angstroms, while LBC Red is is red-optimized for observations from approximately 5500 angstroms to 1 micron.

The emerging generation of “Extremely Large Telescopes” (ELTs) will transform the study of exoplanets. While the high angular resolution of ELTs allows imaging of planets at small separations, deep, precise spectroscopy will allow characterization of …

2024年5月30日 · New images of Jupiter’s volcano-studded moon Io, taken by the Large Binocular Telescope on Mount Graham in Arizona, offer the highest resolution of Io ever achieved with an Earth-based instrument. The observations were made possible by a new high-contrast optical imaging instrument, dubbed SHARK-VIS, and the telescope’s adaptive optics ...

2024年7月8日 · The Large Binocular Telescope: 20 Years of Innovation & Discovery The year 2024 marks the 20th anniversary of the dedication of the Large Binocular Telescope. Read Now » New Images of Io Rival those from Spacecraft