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GranTelescopioCanarias(GTC)|telescope,LaPalma,CanaryIslands,Spain|Britannica.com

GranTelescopioCanarias(GTC)
Telescope,LaPalma,CanaryIslands,Spain
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GranTelescopioCanarias(GTC),thelargestopticaltelescopeintheworld,witha
mirrorthathasadiameterof10.4metres(34.1feet).ItislocatedattheRoquedelos
MuchachosObservatoryonLaPalma(2,326metres[7,631feet])intheCanaryIslands
ofSpain.Themirrorconsistsof36hexagonalpieces,whichcanbemovedseparately
fromeachother,andtheshapeofeachpiececanbechanged.Thesetwotypesof
movementscancompensateforthechangesintheobservedlightthatarecaused
byturbulenceinEarthsatmosphere.Thetelescopeismountedinasystemthatmoves
bothinaltitudeandinazimuthtoobserveanypointinthesky.ConstructionoftheGTC
beganin2000itmadeitsfirstobservationin2007.TheGTCisoperatedbya
consortiumoffourinstitutions:theInstituteofAstrophysicsoftheCanaryIslands,
theNationalAutonomousUniversityofMexico,theNationalInstituteofAstrophysics,
Optics,andElectronicsofMexico,andtheUniversityofFlorida.

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