DISCOVERIES FROM THE WORLD'S FIRST EXTREMELY LARGE TELESCOPE

DISCOVERIES FROM THE WORLD'S FIRST EXTREMELY LARGE TELESCOPE
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The Large Binocular Telescope in Arizona has the largest light collecting area of any telescope in operation today. Using two identical 27.5-foot (8.4-meter) telescopes mounted side-by-side, it has a combined collecting area of a single 39-foot (11.8-meter) telescope and the resolution of a single 74-foot (22.7-meter) scope. It became fully operational in January 2008 and pioneered new technologies that are now being applied to other very large instruments under construction throughout the world. In this class we cover the design of the instrument, review some of its discoveries and view amazing images of our universe.

Presenter: David Thompson, Ph.D.,
University of Arizona Large Binocular Telescope Observatory, Instrument Support Astronomer

Developer: Michal Peri

Friday, May 15
1:30 - 3:30 PM

Facilitators:
Pat Dobbins 714-524-0994
patdobbins2018@gmail.com

Ruth Grant 949-551-5014
ruthgrant@cox.net