The Thirty Meter Telescope

Posted By Jake Easton on November 17, 2009

The telescope is touted to have 12 times better resolution than the Hubble
Thirty Meter Telescope

The Thirty Meter Telescope in the making is expected to produce the best images possible to revolutionize the study of the universe, adding a deeper level of understanding through more detailed imagery.

Thirty Meter Telescope Mirrors

The TMT is being built at an estimated cost of $970 million and looks into deep space courtesy of the adaptive optics system which has been embedded into the telescope.

The gigantic telescope has the largest primary mirror and is expected to be completed by 2018.

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