#MaunaKea has long been regarded as the crown jewel of ground-based #astronomical observation.
🇨🇳 Groundwork, mirror polishing and instrument development are already under way for the 14.5-metre Large Optical Telescope and the 6.5-metre Multiplexed Survey Telescope 🔭 https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3356164/how-china-working-turn-saishiteng-mountain-worlds-largest-astronomy-base
The Tibetan Plateau is the highest plateau on Earth, with an average elevation of over 4,000 metres https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03711-z
🗺️ #Lenghu Astronomical Observing Base https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1107301909
China is quietly preparing to build a gigantic telescope
High on the Tibetan Plateau, China appears to be laying the groundwork for what will be the largest optical telescope in the Northern Hemisphere - and perhaps briefly, in the world.
https://www.science.org/content/article/china-quietly-preparing-build-gigantic-telescope
#Astronomy #China #Tibet #news #Astrodon #Lenghu #observatory #LenghuObservatory #LOTtelescope #science #STEM
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