Watch now: UA lab casts mirrors for the world's largest telescope
Workers at the Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab at the University of Arizona work to mold the sixth of seven primary mirrors for the Giant Magellan Telescope in 2021. The mirror lab cast the seventh mirror in 2023.
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Tucson Tech: Giant telescope mirrors take shape at famed U of A labFor Star subscribers: When completed around the start of the next decade, the Giant Magellan Telescope will be the worldโs most powerful land-based telescope, though others in development could rival it in size.
Recent developments have cast a shadow on critical federal funding needed to complete the Giant Magellan Telescope, a major University of Arizona project.ย
