Largest telescope in the World

Varahimedia.com online news,September 9th,2023: There is a diverse world of telescopes in the world. Based on usage, they are divided into two categories. One on the surface of the earth. The other is fixed in space.

Although there are many types of telescopes on Earth, these telescopes, commonly known as large observatories, are deployed over a very large area and collect signals from Earth to space to obtain accurate information in astronomy.

Now the China Wide Field Survey Telescope (WFST) will start operating this month.

The largest telescope in the Northern Hemisphere. China’s Wide Field Survey Telescope will start operating this month. It will be the largest telescope in the Northern Hemisphere. WFST consists of a 2.5 meter primary mirror main focus camera.

It can provide a very broad view. According to China China Global Television Network, its engineering observation test is currently underway.

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WFST’s primary scientific mission is to investigate and observe astronomical phenomena. Moreover, astronomical observation research work can also be done on time.

This gives researchers an opportunity to detect and study the light signals from distant galaxies in our galaxy’s galaxy clusters.

It took four years to build. The telescope was installed at the Lenghu Astronomical Observatory in northwest China’s Qinghai Province. Its construction was started by the University of Science and Technology of China and the Purple Mountain Observatory (PMO) in July 2019. PMO Qinghai Station said it is likely to start soon.

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The base is built at an altitude of 4,000 meters so that signals from space can reach the telescope without interference from the surrounding environment. Due to this height, this observatory has unobstructed views, stable weather conditions, dry climate, and minimal artificial light pollution for space observations.

A total of 12 telescopes are planned. Due to its conditions, this observatory is recognized as the best observation site on the Eurasian continent.

A total of 12 telescope projects are under construction at this observatory since 2017. The Chinese government made a huge investment of 2.7 billion yuan or 370 US dollars. Once completed, it will be the largest astronomical observatory in Asia.

This observatory will survey the northern sky with the highest sensitivity of the changing universe. It will observe many time-domain phenomena such as supernovae, tidal disruption events, multi-messenger events, etc.

Through this study, it is possible to make special observations of one million objects in the solar system, the Kuiper belt, the planets outside it, and the moons.

In addition, this observatory can observe the galaxy and the universe around it through its high-sensitivity telescope.

The use of time domain survey technology in this observatory also makes it possible to observe small distant objects. These cannot be captured by normal technical telescopes or appear as very small, indistinct objects.