Korea joins world's biggest astronomical telescope construction
Posted : 2015-06-03 17:48
Updated : 2015-06-03 19:01
Korea joins world's biggest astronomical telescope construction
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This virtual image shows the expected look of the Giant Magellan Telescope under
construction on Las Campanas in Chile. When completed, it will be the world's largest
astronomical telescope.
/ Courtesy of Korea Astronomy & Space Science Institute
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By Yoon Sung-won
Korea is taking part in a global project to build the world's largest astronomical telescope in Chile, the nation's astronomy research institute said Wednesday.
Korea Astronomy & Space Science Institute (KASI) said the Giant Magellan Telescope Organization (GMTO), joined by 10 global institutes including KASI, has started construction of the Giant Magellan Telescope on top of a mountain in Chile called "Las Campanas."
"It is a great honor to join the construction of the world's largest telescope. The institute will expand cooperation with astronomers at home and abroad to observe the deepest parts of the universe and to discover its secrets," said KASI President Han In-woo.
When completed, the Giant Magellan Telescope will have seven reflecting mirrors. It will have six times the light-condensing capacity of the current largest telescope and can provide up to 10 times clearer images than the Hubble Space Telescope.
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Giant Magellan Telescope I - University of Arizona Mirror Lab
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People's Republic of Korea is the very progressive country of South Korea.
I'm rather curious as to what it would be used for. 