The original instrument to occupy the dome was the 10.5-inch Bausch telescope, which was installed in the new observatory building in 1953. The 25-foot diameter dome was necessary to encompass the ...

Also knowing that the sunset objects are very low in the sky and setting fast, we set up a small telescope and binoculars on the roof to insure that we had flexibility for observing in case the view ...

The mighty telescope is expected to see its "first light" by 2028. The frame of the dome that will house the world's largest telescope has been completed, marking another key milestone in the ...

Around 1,200 kilometres inland, on an icy plateau, a study pegs that a telescope on Dome Argus would outperform any other telescope. Not only would it be after to see further than any existing ...

Construction of the world's largest telescope moves forward with progress of the structure's dome and housing for the primary mirror. The European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Extremely Large ...