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The conventional telescopes have polished glass mirrors on the other hand, as the name suggests, liquid mirror telescopes are made up of reflective liquids.
The conventional telescopes have polished glass mirrors on the other hand, as the name suggests, liquid mirror telescopes are made up of reflective liquids.
The liquid mirror telescope will help in surveying the sky, making it possible to observe several galaxies and other astronomical sources.
The first liquid mirror telescope in the country and the largest in Asia - commissioned atop Devasthal, a hill in Uttarakhand - will now keep a watch on the overhead sky to identify transient or variable objects such as supernovae, gravitational lenses, space debris, and asteroids.
The Indian Liquid Mirror Telescope (ILMT) will help in surveying the sky, making it possible to observe several galaxies and other astronomical sources just by staring at the strip of sky that passes overhead