Q. With reference to International Liquid Mirror Telescope (ILMT), consider the following statements:
1.It is the first liquid mirror telescope designed exclusively for astronomical observations.
2.It employs a 4-metre-diameter rotating mirror made up of a thin layer of liquid mercury to collect and focus light.
3.The telescope is located at an altitude of 6000 metres at the American Institutes for Research..
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Answer: A
Notes:
Explanation –
Statement 1 and 2 are correct. ILMT is the first liquid mirror telescope designed exclusively for astronomical observations. It employs a 4-metre-diameter rotating mirror made up of a thin layer of liquid mercury to collect and focus light.
Statement 3 is incorrect. The telescope is located at an altitude of 2450 metres at the Devasthal Observatory campus owned by Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), Nainital in Uttarakhand.
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