Large Binocular Telescope
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Overview |
The Large Binocular Telescope is a new telescope which is being build on top of
Mt. Graham in Arizona, USA. The telescope will collect the light from the Universe
with two circular mirrors, each 8.4m in diameter. The total collecting area of the
telescope corresponds to a single circular mirror with a diameter of 11.8m. |
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AGW |
Acquisition, Guiding, and Wavefront sensing units for the Large Binocular Telescope as
an in-kind contribution of the AIP. The AGW units are each divided into the off-axis
and the on-axis units. The off-axis units will allow the telescope to position the
scientific target in an accurately defined position, to maintain this optimum position
as time passes, and to measure the current shape and alignment of the main mirrors of
the telescope. The on-axis units will perform real time measurements of the incoming
wavefront and thus constitute the adaptive optics sensor for the telescope. |
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PEPSI |
The Potsdam Echelle Polarimetric & Spectroscopic Instrument is a fibre-fed high-resolution
Echelle spectrograph for the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) in Arizona. It will allow the
simultaneous observation of circularly and linearly polarized light with high spectral and
temporal resolution. The spectrograph is located inside a pressure- and temperature-stabilized
chamber. It receives light from the polarimeters and permanent focus stations via 45m long
fibres. The polarimetric mode provides a resolution of up to 300,000. |
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Gallery I |
Image gallery of the telescope construction |
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Gallery II |
Image gallery of the building and site |
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LBT, Arizona |
Homepage of the LBT Obseratory in Arizona, USA |
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