List of largest optical reflecting telescopes (original) (raw)
Here is a list of the largest optical reflecting telescopes sorted by mirror diameter.
| Name |
| Diameter |
| Country |
| Site |
| Built |
| GTC |
| 10.4 m |
| Spain |
| Canary Islands |
| 2005 |
| Keck 1 |
| 9.8 m |
| USA |
| Mauna Kea, Hawaii |
| 1993 |
| Keck 2 |
| 9.8 m |
| USA |
| Mauna Kea, Hawaii |
| 1996 |
| Hobby-Eberly Telescope (HEB) |
| 9.2 m |
| USA, Germany |
| Mt Fowlkes, USA |
| 1997 |
| Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) |
| 2x8.4 m |
| Italy, USA, Germany |
| Mt Graham, USA |
| 2004 |
| Subaru (NLT) |
| 8.3 m |
| Japan |
| Mauna Kea, Hawaii |
| 1999 |
| VLT 1 (Antu) |
| 8.2 m |
| Europe |
| Cerro Paranal, Chile |
| 1998 |
| VLT 2 (Kueyen) |
| 8.2 m |
| Europe |
| Cerro Paranal, Chile |
| 1999 |
| VLT 3 (Melipal) |
| 8.2 m |
| Europe |
| Cerro Paranal, Chile |
| 2000 |
| VLT 4 (Yepun) |
| 8.2 m |
| Europe |
| Cerro Paranal, Chile |
| 2001 |
| Gemini North |
| 8.1 m |
| USA, UK, Canada, Chile, Australia, Argentina, Brazil |
| Mauna Kea, Hawaii |
| 1999 |
| Gemini South |
| 8.1 m |
| USA, UK, Canada, Chile, Australia, Argentina, Brazil |
| Cerro Pach�n, Chile |
| 2001 |
| Multiple Mirror Telescope (MMT) |
| 6.5 m |
| USA |
| Mt Hopkins, USA |
| 1999 |
| Magellan |
| 6.5 m |
| USA |
| Las Campanas, Chile |
| 1998 |
| BTA-6 |
| 6 m |
| Russia |
| Mt Pastoukhov, Caucasus |
| 1976 |
| LZT |
| 6 m |
| Canada, France |
| Maple Ridge, British Columbia |
| 2003 |
| Hale Telescope |
| 5 m |
| USA |
| Mt Palomar, USA |
| 1948 |
| William Herschel Telescope |
| 4.2 m |
| UK, Netherlands, Spain |
| Canary Islands |
| 1987 |
| SOAR |
| 4.2 m |
| USA, Brazil |
| 2002 |