An experimental 2.7 meter liquid mirror telescope
A 2.7-meter Liquid Mirror Telescope (LMT) is currently under construction at the University of British Columbia. The stationary, parabolic primary mirror is formed by uniformly rotating the highly reflective liquid, metallic mercury. Compensation for the lack of mechanical tracking will be accomplis...
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University of British Columbia
2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/29030 |