What is the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT)?
Q: What is the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT)?
A: The Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) is a telescope that will be the largest in the world when it is completed in 2025.
Q: How many mirrors will the GMT have?
A: The GMT will have seven separate mirrors working together.
Q: What is the diameter of each mirror part?
A: Each mirror part will have a diameter of 8.4 m (27.6 ft).
Q: How big will be the collecting area of the GMT?
A: The collecting area of the GMT will be bigger than the actual mirror surfaces, with the same size as a 21.4 m (70.2 ft) mirror.
Q: How much light can the GMT gather compared to existing telescopes?
A: The GMT will have over four times the ability to gather light than existing telescopes.
Q: How clear will be the images produced by the GMT compared to the Hubble Space Telescope?
A: The images produced by the GMT will be up to ten times clearer than the Hubble Space Telescope.
Q: What is the cost of the GMT?
A: The cost of the GMT will be $700 million.
