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Esta es una lista de los mayores telescopios reflectores ópticos ordenados por diámetro del espejo principal.
Nombre | Imagen | Apertura Efectiva m | Aper. pulgadas | Tipo de espejo | Nacionalidad / Patrocinio | Lugar | Año Ina. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) | 10,4 m | 409″ | Segmented, 36 | España | Roque de los Muchachos Obs., Canary Islands, Spain | 2006/9 | |
Hobby-Eberly Telescope (HET) 11 m × 9.8 m mirror | 10 m[2] | 394″ | Segmented, 91 | USA | McDonald Observatory, Texas, Estados Unidos | 1997 | |
Keck 1 | 10 m | 394″ | Segmented, 36 | USA | Mauna Kea Observatories, Hawái, Estados Unidos | 1993 | |
Keck 2 | 10 m | 394″ | Segmented, 36 | USA | Mauna Kea Observatories, Hawái, Estados Unidos | 1996 | |
Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) 11 m × 9.8 m mirror[3] | 9,2 m | 362″ | Segmented, 91 | Sudáfrica
[[United Kingdom|]] USA |
South African Astronomical Obs., Northern Cape, Sudáfrica | 2005 | |
Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) Phased-array optics for combined 11.9 m[4] | 8,4 m × 2 | 330″ × 2 | Multiple mirror, 2 | [[United Kingdom|]] USA | Mount Graham International Observatory, Arizona, Estados Unidos | 2004 | |
Subaru (JNLT) | 8,2 m | 323″ | Single | Japón | Mauna Kea Observatories, Hawái, Estados Unidos | 1999 | |
VLT UT1 – Antu | 8,2 m | 323″ | Single | Europa | Paranal Observatory, Antofagasta Region, Chile | 1998 | |
VLT UT2 – Kueyen | 8,2 m | 323″ | Single | Europa | Paranal Observatory, Antofagasta Region, Chile | 1999 | |
VLT UT3 – Melipal | 8,2 m | 323″ | Single | Europa | Paranal Observatory, Antofagasta Region, Chile | 2000 | |
VLT UT4 – Yepun | 8,2 m | 323″ | Single | Europa | Paranal Observatory, Antofagasta Region, Chile | 2001 | |
Gemini North (Gillett) | 8,1 m | 318″ | Single | USA | Mauna Kea Observatories, Hawái, Estados Unidos | 1999 | |
Gemini South | 8,1 m | 318″ | Single | USA | Cerro Pachón (CTIO), Coquimbo Region, Chile | 2001 | |
MMT (1 x 6.5 m) | 6,5 m | 256″ | Single | USA | F. L. Whipple Obs., Arizona, Estados Unidos | 2000 | |
Magellan 1 (Walter Baade)[5] | 6,5 m | 256″ | Honeycomb | USA | Las Campanas Obs., Coquimbo Region, Chile | 2000 | |
Magellan 2 (Landon Clay) | 6,5 m | 256″ | Honeycomb | USA | Las Campanas Obs., Coquimbo Region, Chile | 2002 | |
BTA-6 | 6 m | 238″ | Single | Rusia
| Special Astrophysical Obs., Karachay–Cherkessia, Rusia | 1975 | |
Large Zenith Telescope (LZT) | 6 m | 236″ | Liquid | Canadá | Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canadá | 2003 | |
Hale Telescope (200 inch) | 5,08 m | 200″ | Single | USA | Palomar Observatory, California, USA | 1948 | |
LAMOST (6.67 m × 6.05 m + 5.72 m × 4.40 m corrector; effective aperture 3.6–4.9 m) | 4.9 m–3.6 m[6] | 193″ | Segmented (37 + 24)[7] | China | Beijing Astronomical Obs., Xinglong, China | 2008 | |
MMT (original optics: 6 × 1.8 m) →see above record for current 6.5 m mirror | 4,7 m (6×1.8 m)[8] | 186″ | Segmented, 6 | USA | F. L. Whipple Obs., Arizona, USA | 1979–1998 | |
Discovery Channel Telescope[9] | 4,3 m | 169″ | Single | USA | Lowell Observatory, Happy Jack, Arizona, USA | 2012 | |
William Herschel Telescope | 4,2 m | 165″ | Single | Reino Unido | Roque de los Muchachos Obs., Canary Islands, Spain | 1987 | |
SOAR | 4,1 m | 161″ | Single | USA | Cerro Pachón (CTIO), Coquimbo Región, Chile | 2002 | |
VISTA | 4,1 m | 161″ | Single | Europa | Paranal Observatory, Antofagasta Región, Chile | 2009 | |
Victor M. Blanco Telescope | 4 m | 157″ | Single | USA | Cerro Tololo Inter-American Obs., Coquimbo Región, Chile | 1976 | |
Nicholas U. Mayall 4 m[10] | 4 m | 158″ | Single | USA | Kitt Peak National Obs., Arizona, USA | 1973 | |
Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT) | 3,89 m | 154″ | Single | Australia | Australian Astronomical Obs., New South Wales, Australia | 1974 | |
3.67 m AEOS Telescope (AEOS) | 3,67 m | 145″ | Single | USA | Air Force Maui Optical Station, Hawái, USA | 1996 | |
3.6 m Devasthal Optical Telescope[11] (DOT) | 3,60 m | 141″ | Single | India | ARIES Devasthal Observatory, Nainital, India | 2016 | |
Telescopio Nazionale Galileo (TNG) | 3,58 m | 138″ | Single | Italia | Roque de los Muchachos Obs., Canary Islands, Spain | 1997 | |
New Technology Telescope (NTT) | 3,58 m | 142″ | Single | Europa | La Silla Observatory, Coquimbo Region, Chile | 1989 | |
Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT) | 3,58 m | 141″ | Single | Canadá | Mauna Kea Observatories, Hawái, USA | 1979 | |
ESO 3.6 m Telescope | 3,57 m | 140″ | Single | Europa | La Silla Observatory, Coquimbo Región, Chile | 1977 | |
MPI-CAHA 3,5 m[12] | 3.5 m | 138″ | Single | España | Calar Alto Obs., Almería, Spain | 1984 | |
USAF Starfire 3.5 m[13] | 3,5 m | 138″ | Single | USA | Starfire Optical Range, Nuevo México, USA | 1994 | |
WIYN Telescope | 3,5 m | 138″ | Single | USA | Kitt Peak National Obs., Arizona, USA | 1994 | |
Space Surveillance Telescope | 3,5 m | 138″ | Single | USA | White Sands Missile Range, Nuevo México, USA | 2011 | |
Astrophysical Research Consortium (ARC) | 3,48 m | 137″ | Single | USA | Apache Point Obs., Nuevo México, USA | 1994 | |
Shane Telescope | 3,05 m | 120″ | Single | USA | Lick Observatory, California, USA | 1959 | |
NASA Infrared Telescope Facility | 3.0 m | 120″ | Single | USA | Mauna Kea Observatory, Hawái, USA | 1979 | |
NASA-LMT →retired, private[14] | 3 m | 118″ | Liquid | USA | NASA Orbital Debris Obs., Nuevo México, USA | 1995–2002 | |
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