Liquid mirror telescope atop the Himalayas. Read its significance and how it functions - WION

Built by astronomers from India, Belgium and Canada, the novel instrument employs a 4-meter-diameter rotating mirror made up of a thin film of liquid mercury to collect and focus light, the Indian ministry said

For the first time in India, a liquid mirror telescope facility atop a mountain in the Himalayan range will keep a watch on the overhead sky to identify transient or variable objects such as supernov… [+4295 chars]

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