 Lawrence Hall of Science University of California, Berkeley |
The World's Largest Optical Telescopes
[from Astronomy Magazine, Oct 2000, p. 39]
| Name | Aperture | Location | First |
|---|---|---|---|
| (meters) | Light | ||
| Keck I* | 10 | Mauna Kea, Hawaii | 1990 |
| Keck II* | 10 | Mauna Kea, Hawaii | 1996 |
| Hobby-Everyly | 9.2 | Mt Fowlkes, Texas | 1996 |
| Subaru | 8.3 | Mauna Kea | 1999 |
| Very Large Telescope: Antu* | 8.2 | Cerro Paranal, Chile | 1998 |
| Very Large Telescope: Keuyen* | 8.2 | Cerro Paranal, Chile | 2000 |
| Very Large Telescope: Melipal* | 8.2 | Cerro Paranal, Chile | 2000 |
| Very Large Telescope: Yepun* | 8.2 | Cerro Paranal, Chile | 2000 |
| Gemini North | 8.1 | Mauna Kea | 2000 |
| Multiple Mirror Telescope MMT | 6.5 | Mt. Hopkins, Arizona | 2000 |
| Magellan I* | 6.5 | Las Campanas, Chile | 2000 |
| Gran Telescopio Canarias | 10.4 | La Palma, Canary Islands | 2002** |
| Southern Africa large Telescope | 9.1 | Sutherland, South Africa | 2004** |
| Large Binocular Telescope I* | 8.4 | Mt Graham, Arizona | 2003** |
| Large Binocular Telescope II* | 8.4 | Mt Graham, Arizona | 2004** |
| Gemini South | 8.1 | Cerro Pachon, Chile | 2000** |
| Magellan II* | 6.5 | Las Campanas, Chile | 2002** |
** Estimated First Light (Under Construction)