Liquid Mirror Telescope

Question 1

Countries involved in this project?

Answer 1

India, Canada, Poland, Belgium and Uzbekistan

Question 2

LMT is _____________ focused in contrast to conventional telescope that is object focused.

Answer 2

LMT is space focused

Question 3

Will be operational in ?

Answer 3

October 2022

Question 4

Where is LMT set up?

Answer 4

Devasthal Observatory Campus
owned by - Aryabhatta Research Institute (ARIES) in Nanital, Uttarakhand

Question 5

Liquid used in LMT?

Answer 5

Mercury

Question 6

India’s 1st experimental satellite launch vehicle?

Answer 6

SLV3 (1980)

Question 7

It it set up at an altitude of _______ on Himalayas.

Answer 7

2450m

Question 8

ILMT will be the “third” telescope facility to come up at Devasthal.

Question 9

It will be working along with India’s largest operating Devasthal Optical Telescope (DOT).

Question 10

The liquid mirror telescope is built by

Answer 10

Aryabhatt research institute of observational sciences Uttarakhand