Discovery Channel Telescope

34.744444444444 - 111.42222222222Koordinaten: 34 ° 44 ' 40 "N, 111 ° 25' 20 " W The Discovery Channel Telescope ( DCT) is operated by the Lowell Observatory and the Discovery Channel optical Very Large Telescope.

The construction of the DCT at a site near Happy Jack (Arizona ) was completed in February 2012, in April 2012 it saw ' first light '. The DCT is a altazimuthal mounted telescope with a 4.3 m (170 inch) primary mirror diameter. It is particularly adapted for observation with a large visual field.

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