List of largest optical reflecting telescopes
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 Pachón, 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 |