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Scientific capabilities and advantages of the 3.6 meter optical telescope at Devasthal, Uttarakhand

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dc.contributor.author Omar, A
dc.contributor.author Kumar, B
dc.contributor.author Maheswar, G
dc.contributor.author Sagar, R
dc.date.accessioned 2020-11-10T02:08:09Z
dc.date.available 2020-11-10T02:08:09Z
dc.date.issued 2015-08
dc.identifier.citation Current Science, Vol. 113, No. 4, pp. 682 - 685 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0011-3891
dc.identifier.uri http://prints.iiap.res.in/handle/2248/6715
dc.description Open access © Current Science Association http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/113/04/0682.pdf en_US
dc.description.abstract India’s largest 3.6 m aperture optical telescope has been successfully installed in the central Himalayan region at Devasthal, Nainital district, Uttarakhand. The primary mirror of the telescope uses the active optics technology. The back-end instruments, enabling spectroscopic and photometric imaging of the celestial sky are designed and developed by ARIES along with other Indian institutes. The Devasthal optical telescope in synergy with two other highly sensitive telescopes in the country, namely GMRT operating in the radio wavebands and AstroSat operating in the high-energy X-ray, ultraviolet and visual wavebands, will enable Indian astronomers to carry out scientific studies in several challenging areas of astronomy and astrophysics. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Current Science Association en_US
dc.subject Active optics technology en_US
dc.subject Celestial sky en_US
dc.subject Instrumentation en_US
dc.subject Optical astronomy en_US
dc.title Scientific capabilities and advantages of the 3.6 meter optical telescope at Devasthal, Uttarakhand en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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