India’s Liquid Mirror Telescope Is Ready for Its Close-up - Gizmodo

The International Liquid Mirror Telescope will use liquid mercury to give scientists a view of the sky, and observations are set to begin later this year.

High in the Himalayas, a new telescope is set to observe the night sky. The contraption has a 4-meter (13-foot) lens, but heres the kicker: its made of liquid mercury, a material seldom used for astr… [+2498 chars]

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