Asia's largest liquid mirror telescope launched in Uttarakhand
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Asia's largest four-meter International Liquid Mirror Telescope (ILMT) is now operational in Devasthal in Uttarakhand. The telescope will be useful for gravitational lensing studies and for the identification of celestial objects such as asteroids, supernovae, and space debris. The telescope is situated at an altitude of 2,450 meters and is maintained by the Aryabhata Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES).