What is the largest telescope in the uk?


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Richard asked:


What is the biggest telescope in the uk?
What type is it?
How big is it?

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2 Responses to “What is the largest telescope in the uk?”

  1. FEZ Says:

    The European Extremely Large Telescope will be the first optical telescope capable of picking out the weak pinpricks of light that are reflected from planets as they orbit stars. FEZ

  2. blobrana Says:

    The Lovell Telescope at the Jodrell Bank observatory is the largest single radio telescope.
    The Multi-Element Radio Linked Interferometer Network (MERLIN) is an array of radio telescopes spread across England and the Welsh borders.
    The University of London Observatory uses to house the 24-inch reflector from Dr W.E. Wilson’s observatory at Daramona, Ireland. blobrana

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