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Giant Magellan Telescope Organization

www.gmto.org

 
The ground-based Giant Magellan Telescope will be one of a next class of "Extremely Large Telescopes"​ or ELTs that strive to revolutionize our view and understanding of the universe. The GMT will be operational in 2022 at the Las Campanas Observatory in Chile. The telescope has a unique segmented mirror design that makes use of six off-axis 8.4 m (27 ft) diameter monolith mirrors surrounding a central on-axis mirror, forming a single optical surface with an aperture of 24.5 m (80 ft) in diameter. It will make use of a sophisticated adaptive optics system and enclosure and will have a ...
  • Number of Employees: 100-250
  • Annual Revenue: $10-50 Million
  • www.gmto.org
  • 465 N. Halstead Street Suite 250
    Pasadena, CA USA 91107
  • Phone: 626.204.0500

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